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Niviconia abrupta

Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Meekellidae

Taxonomy
Niviconia abrupta was named by Cooper and Grant (1974) [USNM 150512f is listed as holotype in text, but handwritten annotations assign it to Niviconia globosa (King). USNM 153540a-c are figured paratypes.]. Its type specimen is USNM 153540a-c, a shell (Articulated shell), and it is not a trace fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1974Niviconia abrupta Cooper and Grant p. 374 figs. Pl 118, figs 22-48

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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
familyMeekellidae
subfamilyMeekellinae
genusNiviconia
speciesabrupta

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.

†Niviconia abrupta Cooper and Grant 1974
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Diagnosis
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