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Irhirea gigantea

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Plectorthidae

Taxonomy
Corineorthis gigantea was named by Termier and Termier (1950). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Great Kabylia, which is in a Katian marine shale in the Djurdjura Limestone Formation of Algeria. It is the type species of Irhirea.

It was recombined as Irhirea gigantea by Havlicek (1971).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1950Corineorthis gigantea Termier and Termier
1971Irhirea gigantea Havlicek

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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
orderOrthidaSchuchert and Cooper 1932
suborderOrthidinaSchuchert and Cooper 1932
superfamilyPlectorthoideaSchuchert and Le Vene 1929
familyPlectorthidaeSchuchert and Le Vene 1929
genusIrhirea
speciesgigantea(Termier and Termier 1950)

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.

†Irhirea gigantea Termier and Termier 1950
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Diagnosis
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