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Metoptoma elliptica

Tergomya - Archinacellida - Metoptomatidae

Taxonomy
Metoptoma elliptica was named by Phillips (1836). It is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1836Metoptoma elliptica Phillips p. 224 figs. pl. 14 f. 9
1883Metoptoma elliptica de Koninck pp. 189 - 190 figs. pl. 50 f. 6-7

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

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.

Metoptoma elliptica Phillips 1836
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Diagnosis
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