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Vallatotheca elegantula

Tergomya - Tryblidiida - Proplinidae

Taxonomy
Helcionopsis elegantulum was named by Chapman (1916). It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Vallatotheca elegantula by Talent (1959), Tassell (1980) and Wagner (2023).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1893Tryblidium (Metoptoma) nycteis Cresswell p. 41 figs. pl. 9 f. 4
1913Capulus nycteis Chapman p. 227
1916Helcionopsis elegantulum Chapman
1916Helcionopsis nycteis Chapman p. 77 figs. pl. 2 f. 1
1959Vallatotheca elegantula Talent p. 3–4 figs. 1-4
1980Vallatotheca elegantula Tassell pp. 6 - 7 figs. pl. 1 f. 18-19, 21-22
2023Vallatotheca elegantula Wagner p. 4623

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classTergomya
orderTryblidiida()
superfamilyTryblidioidea()
familyProplinidae
genusVallatotheca
specieselegantula()

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.

Vallatotheca elegantula Chapman 1916
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Invalid names: Tryblidium (Metoptoma) nycteis Cresswell 1893 [replaced]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available