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Metoptoma retrorsa

Tergomya - Archinacellida - Metoptomatidae

Taxonomy

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1882Metoptoma retrorsa Whitfield pp. 197 - 198 figs. pl. 3 f. 18

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

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 retrorsa Whitfield 1882
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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
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