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Plectorthis magna

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Plectorthidae

Taxonomy
Plectorthis magna was named by Cooper and Kindle (1936). Its type specimen is USNM 91825a-e and is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. pulchella, P. tensis, P. transversa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1936Plectorthis magna Cooper and Kindle p. 352 figs. Plate 51, figures 11, 24, 33, 37

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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
genusPlectorthisHall and Clarke 1892
speciesmagna

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.

†Plectorthis magna Cooper and Kindle 1936
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available