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Machaeraria formosa

Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Machaerariidae

Taxonomy
Rhynchonella formosa was named by Hall (1859). It is the type species of Machaeraria.

It was recombined as Rhynchotrema formosum by Schuchert (1897); it was recombined as Machaeraria formosa by Cooper (1955).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1859Rhynchonella formosa Hall p. 76 figs. 1-5
1897Rhynchotrema formosum Schuchert p. 369
1955Machaeraria formosa Cooper figs. pl. 13. f. 13-17

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
—Lophophorata
—PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
RankNameAuthor
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classRhynchonellataWilliams et al. 1996
orderRhynchonellidaKuhn 1949
superfamilyRhynchotrematoideaSchuchert 1913
familyMachaerariidaeSavage 1996
genusMachaeraria
speciesformosa(Hall 1859)

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.

†Machaeraria formosa Hall 1859
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Diagnosis
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