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Tryblidium niobe

Tergomya - Tryblidiida - Tryblidiidae

Taxonomy
Metoptoma niobe was named by Billings (1865) [Metoptoma Niobe]. It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Tryblidium niobe by Whiteaves (1884), Wagner (2023).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Entered
by P. Wagner on 2006-03-23; modified by P. Wagner on 2013-10-27

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1865Metoptoma niobe Billings p. 37 figs. 38a-b
1884Tryblidium niobe Whiteaves
2023Tryblidium niobe Wagner p. 4295

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classTergomya
orderTryblidiida()
superfamilyTryblidioidea()
familyTryblidiidae
genusTryblidium
speciesniobe()

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.

Tryblidium niobe Billings 1865
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 10 to < 100g
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: minorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: grazero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-11 08:50:00
Modified: 2009-06-11 10:50:00
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Hendy 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available