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Opisthobranchia
Taxonomy
Opisthobranchia was named by Milne-Edwards (1848).
It was reranked as the order Opisthobranchiata by Martin (1904); it was reranked as the order Opisthobranchia by Harzhauser (2007).
It was assigned to Euthyneura by Martin (1904); and to Gastropoda by Knight et al. (1960), Beesley (1998), Sepkoski (2002) and Harzhauser (2007).
It was reranked as the order Opisthobranchiata by Martin (1904); it was reranked as the order Opisthobranchia by Harzhauser (2007).
It was assigned to Euthyneura by Martin (1904); and to Gastropoda by Knight et al. (1960), Beesley (1998), Sepkoski (2002) and Harzhauser (2007).
Subtaxa
Acanthotrophia, Acochlidea, Anaspidea, Bullinidae, Buscotypus, Canepina, Cephalaspida, Cephalaspidea, Cylindrobullinoidea, Echininus, Floribella, Gymnosomata, Heteroptygmatis, Heterostrophia, Kotakaia, Lutima, Mariottia, Mistostigma, Nicosiaella, Notaspidea, Nudibranchia, Pseudofusia, Reticulacella, Rhodopemorpha, Sacoglossa, Scorbinidola, Tectibranchiata, Thecosomata, Umbraculomorpha
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1848 | Opisthobranchia Milne-Edwards |
| 1904 | Opisthobranchiata Martin p. 131 |
| 1960 | Opisthobranchia Knight et al. p. 321 |
| 1998 | Opisthobranchia Beesley p. 915 |
| 2002 | Opisthobranchia Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2007 | Opisthobranchia Harzhauser p. 112 |
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