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Amphistrophia whittardi

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Amphistrophiidae

Taxonomy
Amphistrophia whittardi was named by Cocks (1967). Its type specimen is OUM C13527, a valve (ventral valve), and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Eoamphistrophia whittardi by Rubel (2011), Cocks (2019).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
A. funiclulata, A. harperi, A. podolica, A. filosa
Entered
by B. Kröger on 2018-03-21; modified by P. Wagner on 2025-02-27

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1967Amphistrophia whittardi Cocks
2011Eoamphistrophia whittardi Rubel
2019Eoamphistrophia whittardi Cocks p. 51 figs. Pl. 7, figs 12–14, 19

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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
superfamilyStrophomenoideaKing 1846
familyAmphistrophiidaeHarper 1973
subfamilyAmphistrophiinaeHarper 1973
genusAmphistrophiaHall and Clarke 1892
specieswhittardiCocks 1967

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