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Metorthonema

Gastropoda - Orthonematidae

Taxonomy
Metorthonema was named by Erwin (1988) [Sepkoski's age data: P Asse Sepkoski's reference number: 787].

It was assigned to Turritellidae by Erwin (1988); to Orthonemidae by Nützel and Bandel (2000); to Neotaenioglossa by Sepkoski (2002); and to Orthonematidae by Mazaev (2011) and Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1988Metorthonema Erwin p. 570
2000Metorthonema Nützel and Bandel
2002Metorthonema Sepkoski
2011Metorthonema Mazaev p. 1562
2023Metorthonema Wagner p. G1581

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyOrthonematoideaNützel and Bandel 2000
familyOrthonematidae()
genusMetorthonema

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.

G. †Metorthonema Erwin 1988
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Metorthonema distortum Erwin 1988
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available