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Rhombozoa
Description | Dicyemida, also known as Rhombozoa, is a phylum of tiny parasites that live in the renal appendages of cephalopods. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhombozoa, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||
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Source Data |
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Rank | class | ||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Dicyemida : Rhombozoa | ||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||
Classification (GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Rhombozoa | ||||||||||||||||||
Common Name(s) | Rhombozoer, 菱形動物 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhombozoa |
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Conocyemidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Dicyemidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Kantharellidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB |
References
Howson, C.M.; Picton, B.E. (1997). The species directory of the marine fauna and flora of the British Isles and surrounding seas. Ulster Museum Publication, 276. The Ulster Museum: Belfast, UK. ISBN 0-948150-06-8. vi, 508 (+ cd-rom) pp. - via World Register of Marine Species |
van der Land, J.; Hallan, J. (2001). Mesozoa, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 104 - via World Register of Marine Species |
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!