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Composita obesa

Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Athyrididae

Taxonomy
Composita obesa was named by Easton et al. (1958). Its type specimen is USNM 127930a and is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1958Composita obesa Easton et al. pp. 61 - 62 figs. Plate 6,C, figures 16-20

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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
superfamilyAthyridoideaMcCoy 1844
familyAthyrididaeMcCoy 1841
subfamilySpirigerellinae
genusCompositaBrown 1849
speciesobesa

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.

†Composita obesa Easton et al. 1958
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Diagnosis
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