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Rank | species |
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Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Palaeostylidae : Metorthonema : Metorthonema distortum |
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Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Cerithimorpha : Orthonemidae : Metorthonema : Metorthonema distortum |
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Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted |
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Classification (PBDB,GBIF) | |
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Generic Name | Metorthonema |
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Scientific Name | Metorthonema distortum Erwin, 1988 |
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Opinions (PBDB) | Name | Rank | Opinion | Evidence | Author |
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Metorthonema distortum | species | belongs to Metorthonema | stated without evidence | Erwin, 1988 |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct |
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Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 |
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First Recorded Appearance | 290 - 279 Ma Permian |
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Last Recorded Appearance | 290 - 279 Ma Permian |
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Motility | actively mobile (based on Gastropoda) |
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Vision | limited (based on Gastropoda) |
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Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Gastropoda) |
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Primary Reference (PBDB) | D. H. Erwin. 1988. Permian Gastropoda of the southwestern United States: Cerithiacean, Acteonacea, and Pyramidellacea. Journal of Paleontology 62(4):566-575 |
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