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Clitellata

Clitellata

Taxonomy
Clitellata was named as a class. It is extant.

It was reranked as the class Clitellata by Štamberg and Zajíc (2008).

It was assigned to Annelida by Zrzavy et al. (1998), Štamberg and Zajíc (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1998Clitellata Zrzavy et al.
2008Clitellata Štamberg and Zajíc p. 41

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
RankNameAuthor
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumAnnelidaLamarck 1809
classClitellata
classClitellata

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.

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Subcl. Hirudinea Lamarck 1818
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G. †Macromyzon de Carle et al. 2025
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Macromyzon siluricus de Carle et al. 2025
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Fm. Naididae Ehrenberg 1828
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Subfm. Tubificinae Vejdovsky 1876
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G. †Pronaidites Kušta 1888
G. †Lumbricopsis Fritsch 1907
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Lumbricopsis distinctus Fritsch 1907
Lumbricopsis permicus Fritsch 1907
Invalid names: Enchytraeidae Vejdovsky 1879 [empty], Plesiotheca Michaelsen 1930 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Telychian to the top of the Priabonian or 438.60000 to 33.90000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 432.9 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Telychian438.6 - 432.9USA (Wisconsin) Macromyzon siluricus (91415)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0Czechia (Central Bohemian) Pronaidites carbonarius, Pronaidites arenivorus (126152)
Asselian298.9 - 293.52Czechia Lumbricopsis distinctus (155302)
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1Czechia Lumbricopsis permicus (155301)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28South Africa Clitellata indet. (226396)
Spathian248.1 - 246.7Russian Federation Clitellata indet. (210301)
Late/Upper Aptian119.57 - 113.2Australia (Victoria) Oligochaeta indet. 1, Oligochaeta indet. 2, Oligochaeta indet. 3 (77192)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Russian Federation (Kaliningrad) Enchytraeidae indet. (125512)