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Metoptoma texana

Tergomya - Archinacellida - Metoptomatidae

Taxonomy
Metoptoma texana was named by Yochelson (1960). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is USNM701k, Wolf Camp Hills, Glass Mountains, which is in an Asselian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Neal Ranch Formation of Texas.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1960Metoptoma texana Yochelson p. 280 figs. pl. 56 f. 9-14

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

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Metoptoma texana Yochelson 1960
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Diagnosis
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