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Eoplectodonta (Eoplectodonta) tenera

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Sowerbyellidae

Taxonomy
Plectambonites tenera was named by Shaler (1865). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Eoplectodonta (Eoplectodonta) tenera by Dewing (1999).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
E. estriatacostatus, E. paracostata

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1865Plectambonites tenera Shaler p. 11 figs. Pl. 3, figs. 10-18
1999Eoplectodonta (Eoplectodonta) tenera Dewing p. 11 figs. Pl. 3, figs. 10-18

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
—Lophophorata
—PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
RankNameAuthor
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classStrophomenataWilliams et al 1996
orderStrophomenidaOpik 1934
superfamilyPlectambonitoideaJones 1928
familySowerbyellidaeOpik 1930
subfamilySowerbyellinaeOpik 1930
genusEoplectodontaKozlowski 1929
subgenusEoplectodontaKozlowski 1929
speciestenera(Shaler 1865)

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available