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Composita gigantea

Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Athyrididae

Taxonomy
Composita gigantea was named by Branson (1930). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Wind River Mountains (Pustula Member), which is in a Wuchiapingian carbonate limestone in the Park City Formation of Wyoming.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1930Composita gigantea Branson p. 39 figs. Pl 9, fig 17

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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
speciesgigantea

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 gigantea Branson 1930
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Diagnosis
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