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Protorthacea (disused)

Rhynchonellata - Orthida

Taxonomy
Protorthacea was named by Cooper (1976).

It was assigned to Orthidina by Cooper (1976) and Geyer and Mergl (1997).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1976Protorthacea Cooper p. 280
1997Protorthacea Geyer and Mergl p. 794

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
RankNameAuthor
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classRhynchonellataWilliams et al. 1996
orderOrthidaSchuchert and Cooper 1932
suborderOrthidinaSchuchert and Cooper 1932
superfamilyProtorthacea
superfamilyProtorthacea

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.

Superfm. †Protorthacea Cooper 1976
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available