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Meristina obtusa

Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Meristellidae

Taxonomy
Atrypa obtusa was named by Dalman (1828).

It was recombined as Meristina obtusa by Dalman (1828), Bassett and Cocks (1974), Musteikis and Modzalevskaya (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1828Meristina obtusa Dalman
1974Meristina obtusa Bassett and Cocks
2002Meristina obtusa Musteikis and Modzalevskaya

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
RankNameAuthor
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classRhynchonellataWilliams et al. 1996
orderAthyrididaBoucot et al. 1964
suborderAthyrididinaBoucot et al. 1964
superfamilyMeristelloideaWaagen 1883
familyMeristellidaeWaagen 1883
subfamilyMeristellinaeWaagen 1883
genusMeristinaHall 1867
speciesobtusa(Dalman 1828)

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.

Meristina obtusa Dalman 1828
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available