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Metacerithium paleocaenicum

Gastropoda - Metacerithiidae

Taxonomy
Metacerithium paleocaenicum was named by Traub (1938). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Mt. Haunsberg, which is in a Paleocene coastal sandstone/marl in the Oiching Formation of Austria.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1938Metacerithium paleocaenicum Traub p. 77 figs. Pl 6, fig 6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyCerithioidea(FĂ©russac 1819)
familyMetacerithiidae(Cossmann 1906)
genusMetacerithiumCossmann 1906
speciespaleocaenicum

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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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available