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Kjerulfina broeggeri

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Rafinesquinidae

Taxonomy
Strophomena broggeri was named by Holtedahl (1916) [Strophomena brøggeri Lectotypes designated by Spjeldnaes (1957).]. Its type specimen is L0095, a valve (dorsal valve), and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Kjerulfina broeggeri by Spjeldnaes (1957).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1916Strophomena broggeri Holtedahl pp. 49-50, 100 figs. pl. 7, figs. 3-5
1957Kjerulfina broeggeri Spjeldnaes pp. 101 - 103 figs. Textfig. 33A

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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
superfamilyStrophomenoideaKing 1846
familyRafinesquinidaeSchuchert 1893
genusKjerulfinaBancroft 1929
speciesbroeggeri(Holtedahl 1916)

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.

†Kjerulfina broeggeri Holtedahl 1916
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
N. Spjeldnaes 1957A large Kjerulfina species, with strong concentric rugae, and rounded geniculation with long fringe.