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Entomozoe
Taxonomy
Entomozoe was named by Pribyl (1950) [Sepkoski's age data: S Ldov-u P Asse]. It is not extant. It is the type genus of Entomozoinae.
It was assigned to Entomozoinae by Benson et al. (1961); to Myodocopida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Bolbozoidae by Siveter and Lane (1999) and Siveter and Bogolepova (2006).
It was assigned to Entomozoinae by Benson et al. (1961); to Myodocopida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Bolbozoidae by Siveter and Lane (1999) and Siveter and Bogolepova (2006).
Species
Species lacking formal opinion data
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1861 | Entomis Jones |
| 1890 | Entomis Gemmellaro |
| 1950 | Entomozoe Pribyl |
| 1961 | Entomozoe Benson et al. p. Q389 |
| 1999 | Entomozoe Siveter and Lane p. 8 |
| 2002 | Entomozoe Sepkoski |
| 2006 | Entomozoe Siveter and Bogolepova p. 55 |
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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.
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| D. J. Siveter and O. K. Bogolepova 2006 | Large bolbozoid having a vertical adducto- rial sulcus, curved forward below a moderately sized anteroventral node. Slight anterior indentation in shell outline and rostral incisure present. Adductor muscle scar consists of series of alternating ridges and furrows forming biserial-radial, feather-like pattern. Surface smooth to weakly punctate-reticulate (modified from Siveter & Vannier 1990). |