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Xenambonitinae

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Sowerbyellidae

Taxonomy
Xenambonitinae was named by Cooper (1956). Its type is Xenambonites. It was considered paraphyletic by Benedetto (2012).

It was assigned to Xenambonitidae by Williams et al. (2000); and to Sowerbyellidae by Cooper (1956) and Benedetto (2012).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1956Xenambonitinae Cooper p. 813
2000Xenambonitinae Williams et al. p. 334
2012Xenambonitinae Benedetto p. 439

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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
orderStrophomenidaOpik 1934
superfamilyPlectambonitoideaJones 1928
familySowerbyellidaeOpik 1930
subfamilyXenambonitinae
subfamilyXenambonitinae

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.

Subfm. †Xenambonitinae Cooper 1956
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G. †Metambonites Zhan and Rong 1995
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Metambonites meritus Rong and Zhan 1995
Metambonites subcarinatus Popov and Cocks 2006
G. †Synambonites Zhan and Rong 1995
G. †Xenambonites Cooper 1956
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Xenambonites revelatus Williams 1962
Xenambonites undosus Cooper 1956
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
G. A. Cooper 1956Sowerbyellidae having a small elevated visceral disk.