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Metoptoma

Tergomya - Archinacellida - Metoptomatidae

Taxonomy
Metoptoma was named by Phillips (1836) [Sepkoski's age data: C Vise P Dora Sepkoski's reference number: 797,1130]. It is the type genus of Metoptomatidae.

It was reranked as Tryblidium (Metoptoma) by Cresswell (1893).

It was assigned to Tryblidium by Cresswell (1893); to Patellogastropoda by Sepkoski (2002); and to Metoptomatidae by Knight et al. (1960), Bouchet et al. (2005).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1836Metoptoma Phillips
1893Tryblidium (Metoptoma) Cresswell p. 41
1960Metoptoma Knight et al. p. 232
2002Metoptoma Sepkoski
2005Metoptoma Bouchet et al. p. 108

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

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. †Metoptoma Phillips 1836
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Metoptoma alceste Billings 1865
Metoptoma analoga Walcott 1884
Metoptoma cornutaforme Walcott 1879
Metoptoma devonica Walcott 1884
Metoptoma elliptica Phillips 1836
Metoptoma imbricatum Phillips 1836
Metoptoma peroccidens Walcott 1884
Metoptoma phillipsi Walcott 1884
Metoptoma pileus Phillips 1836
Metoptoma recurva Berkey 1898
Metoptoma retrorsa Whitfield 1882
Metoptoma robusta Billings 1865
Metoptoma similis Whitfield 1882
Metoptoma texana Yochelson 1960
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available