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Plectodonta bipartita

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Sowerbyellidae

Taxonomy
Chonetes bipartita was named by Chapman (1913). It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Stropheodonta bipartita by Gill (1942); it was recombined as Plectodonta bipartita by Talent (1963).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. biplex, P. minor, P. millinensis, P. heterosinus, P. mimica, P. orientalis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1913Chonetes bipartita Chapman pp. 104-105 figs. pl. 10 f. 8-10
1942Stropheodonta bipartita Gill p. 41 figs. pl. 5 f. 7, 9; pl. 6 f. 10
1963Plectodonta bipartita Talent p. 67 figs. pl. 30 f. 11-24; pl. 40 f. 19-22

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
—Lophophorata
—PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
RankNameAuthor
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classStrophomenataWilliams et al 1996
orderStrophomenidaOpik 1934
superfamilyPlectambonitoideaJones 1928
familySowerbyellidaeOpik 1930
subfamilySowerbyellinaeOpik 1930
genusPlectodontaKozlowski 1929
speciesbipartita(Chapman 1913)

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.

†Plectodonta bipartita Chapman 1913
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Diagnosis
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