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Gordius

Taxonomy
Gordius was named by Linnaeus (1758). It is extant.

It was assigned to Nematomorpha by Voigt (1938).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1758Gordius Linnaeus
1938Gordius Voigt p. 359

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
RankNameAuthor
—CycloneuraliaAhlrichs 1995
—Nematoidea
phylumNematomorphaVejdovsky 1886
genusGordiusLinnaeus 1758

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. Gordius Linnaeus 1758
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†Gordius tenuifibrosus Voigt 1938
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: no hard partsp
Locomotion: slow-movingp
Life habit: shallow infaunalp
Diet: deposit feederp
Created: 2009-09-21 12:59:50
Modified: 2010-06-04 10:49:01
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: Middle Eocene or 47.80000 to 37.71000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71Germany (Sachsen-Anhalt) G. tenuifibrosus (197509)