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Opikina expatiata

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Strophomenidae

Taxonomy
Opikina expatiata was named by Cooper (1956). Its type specimen is USNM 117807a and is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
O. ampla, O. auriculata, O. gibbosa, O. gloucesterensis, O. ovalis, O. sinclairi, O. stonewallensis, O. wagneri
Entered
by J. Marcot on 2024-02-27

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1956Opikina expatiata Cooper p. 907 figs. Plate 241, Figures 1 - 8
1970Opikina expatiata Ross p. 66 figs. Plate 9, figures 9, 10, 12, 13, 15, 16

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
—Lophophorata
—PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
RankNameAuthor
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classStrophomenataWilliams et al 1996
orderStrophomenidaOpik 1934
superfamilyStrophomenoideaKing 1846
familyStrophomenidaeKing 1846
genusOpikina
speciesexpatiata

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.

†Opikina expatiata Cooper 1956
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available