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Waterhouseiella simulata

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Rugosochonetidae

Taxonomy
Chonetes (Plicochonetes) simulata was named by Reed (1944). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Scarp slopes NW of Bilot, Trans-Indus Range, which is in a Wordian/Capitanian marine horizon in Pakistan.

It was recombined as Plicochonetes simulata by Termier et al. (1974); it was recombined as Waterhouseiella simulata by Archbold (1983).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1944Chonetes (Plicochonetes) simulata Reed p. 117 figs. Pl 20, figs 12,13
1974Plicochonetes simulata Termier et al. p. 121 figs. Pl 21, fig 5
1983Waterhouseiella simulata Archbold pp. 68-69

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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
orderStrophomenidaOpik 1934
superfamilyChonetoidea
familyRugosochonetidae
subfamilyPlicochonetinaeSokolskaja 1960
tribeRugariini
genusWaterhouseiella
speciessimulata()

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.

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Diagnosis
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