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Cerasina discoidalis

Rhynchonellata - Atrypida - Lissatrypidae

Taxonomy
Meifodia discoidalis was named by Jin et al. (1993). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is GSC 80571, Attawapiskat River, which is in a Telychian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Attawapiskat Formation of Canada.

It was recombined as Cerasina discoidalis by Copper (1995).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1993Meifodia discoidalis Jin et al.
1995Cerasina discoidalis Copper p. 851

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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
orderAtrypidaRzhonsnitskaya 1960
suborderAtrypidinaMoore 1952
superfamilyAtrypoideaGill 1871
familyLissatrypidaeTwenhofel 1914
genusCerasina
speciesdiscoidalis()

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.

†Cerasina discoidalis Jin et al. 1993
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available