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Micropilina

Tergomya - Tryblidiida - Micropilinidae

Taxonomy
Micropilina was named by Warén (1989) [Sepkoski's age data: Q Plei Sepkoski's reference number: ZR91]. It is extant. Its type is Micropilina minuta. It is the type genus of Micropilinidae.

It was assigned to Micropilinidae by Haszprunar and Schaeffer (1997); and to Tryblidiida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
M. minuta (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1989Micropilina Warén
1997Micropilina Haszprunar and Schaeffer p. 330
2002Micropilina Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classTergomya
orderTryblidiida()
superfamilyNeopilinoidea
familyMicropilinidae
genusMicropilina

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. Micropilina Warén 1989
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Micropilina minuta Warén 1989
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available