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Opikina rugosa

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Strophomenidae

Taxonomy
Rafinesquina rugosa was named by Wilson (1921). Its type specimen is GSC 6221 and is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Opikina rugosa by Roy (1944) and Wilson (1946).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
O. ovalis, O. sinclairi, O. wagneri

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1921Rafinesquina rugosa Wilson p. 51 figs. pl. 3 f. 8-9
1944Opikina rugosa Roy p. 194 figs. f. 10.1
1946Opikina rugosa Wilson p. 91 figs. Text figure 10, No. 1 ; BIat-e VIIX, figures 22, 23

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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
familyStrophomenidaeKing 1846
genusOpikina
speciesrugosa(Wilson 1921)

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.

†Opikina rugosa Wilson 1921
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available