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Mucrospirifer refugiensis

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Mucrospiriferidae

Taxonomy
Mucrospirifer refugiensis was named by Savage et al. (1978). Its type specimen is USNM 223907 and is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1978Mucrospirifer refugiensis Savage et al. p. 376 figs. Pl. 1, figs. 21-30; Text-figs. 6-8

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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
orderSpiriferida
suborderDelthyridinaIvanova 1972
superfamilyDelthyridoideaPhillips 1841
familyMucrospiriferidaePitrat 1965
subfamilyMucrospiriferinaeBoucot 1959
genusMucrospiriferGrabau 1931
speciesrefugiensis

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.

Mucrospirifer refugiensis Savage et al. 1978
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
N. M. Savage et al. 1978A Mucrospirifer with right­ angular or rounded cardinal margins resulting in a semicircular outline. The dorsal interior has a weakly developed cardinal process and lacks crural lamellae. The ventral interior has short dental lamellae.