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Sericoidea

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Aegiromenidae

Taxonomy
Sericoidea was named by Lindström (1953) [Sepkoski's age data: O Llde-u O Ashg-u Sepkoski's reference number: 1,433,965]. Its type is Leptaena sericea restricta.

It was synonymized subjectively with Chonetoidea by Williams et al. (2000).

It was assigned to Strophomenida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Aegiromeninae by Candela (2011).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1953Sericoidea Lindström p. 135
2002Sericoidea Sepkoski
2011Sericoidea Candela pp. 507 - 509

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
RankNameAuthor
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classStrophomenataWilliams et al 1996
orderStrophomenidaOpik 1934
superfamilyPlectambonitoideaJones 1928
familyAegiromenidae(Havlicek 1961)
genusSericoideaLindström 1953

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.

G. †Sericoidea Lindström 1953
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Sericoidea abdita Whittington and Williams 1955
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Chonetoidea abdita abdita Williams 1955
Sericoidea craigensis Reed 1917
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Invalid names: Sericoidea gamma Spjeldnaes 1957 [synonym]
Sericoidea minor Percival 1979
Sericoidea minuta Zhan et al. 2014
Sericoidea restricta Hadding 1913
Sericoidea sejuncta Percival 1979
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
Y. Candela 2011Gently plano-convex shell; unequally parvicostellate ornament (rarely parvicostellate); fine canals always absent; ventral myophragm extending anterior to adductor scars; ventral muscle field with diductor scars joined to the myophragm (Fig. 2B); chilidium absent; praeculmen septules lacking; dorsal interior with distal row of septules constituting an inverted-T structure anterior to the median septum (Fig. 1B); few septules developed (three to four pairs) in the distal row.