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Desmorthis nevadensis

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Plectorthidae

Taxonomy
Desmorthis nevadensis was named by Ulrich and Cooper (1936). Its type specimen is USNM 91344a and is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Desmorthis.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
D. costata, D. nanzhangensis
Entered
by J. Marcot on 2024-02-27

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1936Desmorthis nevadensis Ulrich and Cooper p. 624

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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
genusDesmorthis
speciesnevadensis

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.

†Desmorthis nevadensis Ulrich and Cooper 1936
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available