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Metoptoma imbricatum

Tergomya - Archinacellida - Metoptomatidae

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

It was corrected as Metoptoma imbricatum by de Koninck (1881).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1836Metoptoma imbricata Phillips p. 224 figs. pl. 14 f. 8
1881Metoptoma imbricatum de Koninck p. 190 figs. pl. 50 f. 8-9

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

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 imbricatum Phillips 1836
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Diagnosis
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