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Meliceritites

Stenolaemata - Cyclostomata - Eleidae

Taxonomy
Meliceritites was named by Römer (1840) [Sepkoski's age data: K Camp-u K Maes-u]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Cheilostomata by Sepkoski (2002); and to Eleidae by Bassler (1953), Taylor (2010), Taylor and Zagorsek (2011) and Novack-Gottshall (2022).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1840Escharites Roemer
1840Meliceritites Römer
1846Vaginopora von Hagenow
1853Nodelea d'Orbigny
1924Nodelea Voigt p. 168
1953Meliceritites Bassler p. G76
2002Chisma Sepkoski
2002Meliceritites Sepkoski
2010Meliceritites Taylor p. 688
2011Meliceritites Taylor and Zagorsek
2022Meliceritites Novack-Gottshall

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
RankNameAuthor
phylumBryozoaEhrenberg 1831
classStenolaemataBorg 1926
orderCyclostomataBusk 1852
suborderTubuliporinaMilne Edwards 1838
familyEleidaed'Orbigny 1852
genusMelicerititesRömer 1840

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. †Meliceritites Römer 1840
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Invalid names: Chisma [synonym], Meliceritites Sepkoski 1902 [objective synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available