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Wufengella

Tommotiida

Taxonomy
Wufengella was named by Guo et al. (2022). Its type is Wufengella bengtsoni.

It was assigned to Tommotiida by Guo et al. (2022).

Species
W. bengtsoni (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2022Wufengella Guo et al. p. 4769 figs. Fig. 1-3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
orderTommotiida()
genusWufengella

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.

G. †Wufengella Guo et al. 2022
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Wufengella bengtsoni Guo et al. 2022
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
J. Guo et al. 2022Dorsal biseriate scleritome of successively overlapping and distinct left (sellate) and right (mitral) sclerites, with superim- posed smaller, dorsal, cap-shaped sclerites arranged in rows at the lateral margins of the scleritome. In each row, 12 sellate and 11 or 12 mitral sclerites are preserved. Sclerite surfaces bear growth lines and prominent, regular ribs, without visible radial ornamentation. Flat, rigid lobes flank the body—a longer and narrower dorsal lobe and shorter and wider ventral lobe. Dorsally, between the scleritome and the lobes, are long capillary chaetae, bundled into fascicles, with some additional spinose chaetae.