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Tropidelasma elongata

Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Schuchertellidae

Taxonomy
Tropidelasma elongata was named by Chen and Liao (2007). Its type specimen is NIGP 140938, a shell (Articulated specimen), and it is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Dongluo section, Orthotetid sample 1, Fusui, which is in a Changhsingian shallow subtidal limestone in the Changxing Formation of China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2007Tropidelasma elongata Chen and Liao p. 996 figs. Fig 10

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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
orderOrthotetidaWaagen 1884
superfamilyOrthotetoidea
familySchuchertellidae
subfamilyStreptorhynchinae
genusTropidelasma
specieselongata

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.

†Tropidelasma elongata Chen and Liao 2007
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available