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Lophotrochozoa
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| Rank | superphylum (PBDB) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Lophotrochozoa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 91,474 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 10,923 (12%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 635 - 541 Ma Neoproterozoic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | S. Conway Morris and J.-B. Caron. 2007. Halwaxiids and the early evolution of lophotrochozoans. Science 315:1255-1258 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Annelida phylum | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | Worm | 3,359 | 530 Ma Cambrian | 0 Ma Extant |
 Molluscaphylum | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | Mollusk | 439,796 | 635 Ma Neoproterozoic | 0 Ma Extant |
| Lophophorata unranked clade | listed (PBDB) | 178,527 | 541 Ma Cambrian | 0 Ma Extant |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 2015 | Lophotrochozoa Laumer et al. |
References
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!
