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Gastrotricha (disused)

Taxonomy
Gastrotricha was named as a phylum. It is extant.

It was reranked as the unranked clade Gastrotricha by Edgecombe et al. (2011).

It was assigned to Neotrichozoa by Zrzavy et al. (1998); to Platyzoa by Edgecombe et al. (2011); and to Spiralia by Nielsen (2012).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1998Gastrotricha Zrzavy et al.
2011Gastrotricha Edgecombe et al. p. 153 figs. Fig. 1
2012Gastrotricha Nielsen p. 174 figs. Fig. 23.1

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
RankNameAuthor
Spiralia
phylumGastrotricha
phylumGastrotricha

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.

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Invalid names: Chaetonotida [empty], Macrodasydida [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available