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Metoptoma elliptica

Tergomya - Archinacellida - Metoptomatidae

Taxonomy
Metoptoma elliptica was named by Phillips (1836). It is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. capense

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1836Metoptoma elliptica Phillips p. 224 figs. pl. 14 f. 9
1883Metoptoma elliptica de Koninck pp. 189 - 190 figs. pl. 50 f. 6-7

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classTergomya
orderArchinacellida()
superfamilyArchinacelloidea()
familyMetoptomatidae
genusMetoptoma
specieselliptica

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

†Metoptoma elliptica Phillips 1836
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: grazero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-04-21 11:50:19
Modified: 2009-04-21 13:50:19
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Brigantian or 335.90000 to 330.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Brigantian335.9 - 330.3United Kingdom (England) Metoptoma elliptica (67670)