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Megakozlowskiella cooperi

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Cyrtinopsidae

Taxonomy
Cyrtinopsis cooperi was named by Gill (1952) [Spirifera sulcata Hisinger McCoy 1877 p. 23 pl. 46 f. 9-10 Spirifer perlamellosus Hall var. nov. Chapman 1907 p. 239 Spirifer sulcatus Hisinger Chapman 1908 p. 223 Cyrtinopsis perlamellosus (Hall) Gill 1942 p. 42-43 pl. f. 6-7]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Kozlowskiella (Megakozlowskiella) cooperi by Boucot (1957); it was recombined as Megakozlowskiella cooperi by Talent (1963).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1952Cyrtinopsis cooperi Gill p. 179
1957Kozlowskiella (Megakozlowskiella) cooperi Boucot p. 323
1963Megakozlowskiella cooperi Talent pp. 82-84 figs. pl. 47 f. 13-16; pl. 49 f. 1-5; txt. f. 30-13

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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
familyCyrtinopsidaeWedekind 1926
subfamilyCyrtinopsinaeWedekind 1926
genusMegakozlowskiella()
speciescooperi(Gill 1952)

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.

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Diagnosis
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