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Orthotetes afanasjevae

Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Orthotetidae

Taxonomy
Orthotetes afanasjevae was named by Manankov (2004). Its type specimen is PIN 4904/30, a valve (Ventral valve, mold and imprint), and it is a mold. Its type locality is Adatsag Somon, slope of mountain 6 km south, Bed 2, which is in a Sakmarian marine siliciclastic in the Adatsag Formation of Mongolia.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
O. chemungensis, O. mutabilis, O. protensus, O. springerensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2004Orthotetes afanasjevae Manankov p. 369 figs. Pl 3, fig 24

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
—Lophophorata
—PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
RankNameAuthor
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classStrophomenataWilliams et al 1996
orderOrthotetidaWaagen 1884
superfamilyOrthotetoidea
familyOrthotetidae
genusOrthotetes
speciesafanasjevae

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.

†Orthotetes afanasjevae Manankov 2004
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available