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Hebertella montoyensis

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Mesoserphidae

Taxonomy
Hebertella occidentalis montoyensis was named by Howe (1966). Its type specimen is USNM 268935 and is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Hebertella montoyensis by Wright and Stigall (2013).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1966Hebertella occidentalis montoyensis Howe p. 255 figs. pl. 30, figs. 15–23
2013Hebertella montoyensis Wright and Stigall p. 1124 fig. 7.6

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RankNameAuthor
Yangprocta
superfamilyCynipoidea
superfamilyPlatygastroidea
familyMesoserphidae
familyPeleserphidae
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Spiralia
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
RankNameAuthor
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classRhynchonellataWilliams et al. 1996
orderOrthidaSchuchert and Cooper 1932
suborderOrthidinaSchuchert and Cooper 1932
superfamilyPlectorthoideaSchuchert and Le Vene 1929
familyPlectorthidaeSchuchert and Le Vene 1929
genusHebertellaHall and Clarke 1892
speciesmontoyensis()

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
ReferenceDiagnosis
D. F. Wright and A. L. Stigall 2013Large to very large species of Hebertella characterized by a highly developed sulcus and narrow ventral umbonal opening (1358). Shell subquadrate; shell depth high; cardinal extremities angular; sulcus deep, narrow, with many (17) costae; ventral valve inflated; ventral interarea large; ventral muscle scars wide.