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Plectorthoidea

Rhynchonellata - Orthida

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1929Plectorthoidea Schuchert and Le Vene
2000Plectorthoidea Williams et al. p. 756
2002Apatoskenidioides Sepkoski
2002Lebediorthis Sepkoski
2003Plectorthoidea Benedetto
2005Plectorthoidea Zuykov and Egerquist
2007Plectorthoidea Zuykov and Harper
2009Plectorthoidea Popov et al.
2010Plectorthoidea Zhan et al.
2011Plectorthoidea Hansen and Holmer
2011Plectorthoidea Rubel
2012Plectorthoidea Hints
2017Plectorthoidea Liljeroth et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
RankNameAuthor
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classRhynchonellataWilliams et al. 1996
orderOrthidaSchuchert and Cooper 1932
suborderOrthidinaSchuchert and Cooper 1932
superfamilyPlectorthoideaSchuchert and Le Vene 1929
superfamilyPlectorthoideaSchuchert and Le Vene 1929

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.

Superfm. †Plectorthoidea Schuchert and Le Vene 1929
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Fm. †Chilcorthidae Benedetto 2015
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G. †Chilcorthis Benedetto 2015
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Chilcorthis huarpe Benedetto 2015
Chilcorthis mucronata Williams and Curry 1985
Fm. †Cremnorthidae Williams 1963
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G. †Brandysia
G. †Cremnorthis Williams 1963
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Cremnorthis parva Williams 1963
Invalid names: Cremnorthinae Williams 1963 [empty]
Fm. †Cyclocoeliidae Schuchert and Cooper 1931
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Fm. †Eoorthidae Walcott 1908
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G. †Apheoorthina Havlíček 1949
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Apheoorthina daunus Walcott 1905
Apheoorthina ferrigena Havlíček 1949
G. †Apheoorthis Ulrich and Cooper 1936
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Apheoorthis lineocostis Walcott 1924
Apheoorthis melita Hall and Whitfield 1877
Apheoorthis ocha Walcott 1924
Apheoorthis samensis Kobayashi 1937
Apheoorthis submelita Yadrenkina 1967
Apheoorthis suecica Tjernvik 1956
Apheoorthis vicina Walcott 1924
G. †Austrohedra Roberts and Jell 1990
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Austrohedra mimica Roberts and Jell 1990
G. †Brahimorthis Havlícek 1971
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Brahimorthis alvaroi Mergl and Zamora 2012
Brahimorthis antiqua Havlícek 1971
Brahimorthis pompeckiana Havlícek 1977
G. †Eoorthis Walcott 1908
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Eoorthis indianola Walcott 1905
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Invalid names: Eoorthis laeviusculus Walcott 1905 [synonym], Eoorthis wichitaensis Walcott 1905 [synonym]
Eoorthis newberryi Walcott 1908
Eoorthis remnicha Winchell 1886
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Invalid names: Eoorthis texana Walcott 1912 [synonym]
Eoorthis sabus Walcott 1924
Eoorthis thyone Walcott 1908
Eoorthis zeno Walcott 1908
G. †Glaphyrorthis Roberts and Jell 1990
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Glaphyrorthis fastigiata Roberts and Jell 1990
G. †Jivinella
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Invalid names: Jevinellina [synonym]
G. †Ocnerorthis Bell 1941
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Ocnerorthis cooperi Bell 1941
Ocnerorthis opius Walcott 1924
G. †Otusia Walcott 1905
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Pompeckium argenteum Walcott 1905
Fm. †Euorthisinidae Havlicek 1977
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Euorthisina nazarenensis Benedetto 2007
Euorthisina orthiformis Havlicek and Branisa 1980
G. †Lesserorthis Benedetto 2007
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Lesserorthis havliceki Benedetto 2007
G. †Protorthisina Benedetto 2007
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Protorthisina simplex Benedetto 2007
Fm. †Finkelnburgiidae Schuchert and Cooper 1931
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G. †Diparelasma Ulrich and Cooper 1936
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Diparelasma pogonipensis Hall and Whitfield 1877
Diparelasma typicum Ulrich and Cooper 1936
G. †Finkelnburgia Walcott 1905
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Finkelnburgia cullisoni Ulrich and Cooper 1936
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Invalid names: Fasciculina fasciculata Cooper 1952 [synonym], Finkelnburgia auriculata Cooper 1952 [synonym]
Finkelnburgia macleodi Whitfield 1889
Finkelnburgia missouriensis Ulrich and Cooper 1936
Finkelnburgia wemplei Cleland 1900
Invalid names: Marcharella [synonym]
G. †Guoleella Zhan et al. 2010
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Guoleella lata Zhan et al. 2010
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Notoscaphidia relevata Williams and Curry 1985
G. †Orusia Walcott 1905
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Orusia lenticularis Wahlenberg 1821
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Fm. †Giraldiellidae Williams et al. 2000
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Comatopoma sororia Marek and Havlíček 1967
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Famatinorthis ponderosus Cooper 1956
Famatinorthis turneri Levy and Nullo 1973
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Gelidorthis carlsi Villas 1992
Gelidorthis meloui Villas 1985
Gelidorthis perisiberiaensis Rasmussen et al. 2012
G. †Giraldiella Williams 1951
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Giraldiella giraldi Williams 1951
Giraldiella protensa de Sowerby 1839
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Invalid names: Giraldiella lata de Sowerby 1839 [synonym]
Giraldiella subsilurica Marek and Havlíček 1967
G. †Kvania Havlicek 1994
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Kvania azulpampensis Benedetto 2007
Kvania lariensis Benedetto 2007
Kvania mergli Benedetto 2007
Kvania primigenia Benedetto 2007
G. †Phaceloorthis Percival 1991
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Phaceloorthis decoris Percival 1991
Phaceloorthis fasciculata Percival 1991
Phaceloorthis recondita Popov et al. 2000
Invalid names: Boonderella Percival 1991 [synonym]
G. †Scaphorthis Cooper 1956
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Scaphorthis aulacis Percival 1979
Scaphorthis perplexa Cooper 1956
Scaphorthis sulcata Wright 1964
Scaphorthis virginiensis Cooper 1956
Fm. †Nanorthidae Havlicek 1977
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G. †Gondwanorthis Benedetto and Muñoz 2017
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Gondwanorthis bastamensis Ghobadi Pour et al. 2011
Gondwanorthis calderensis Benedetto 2007
G. †Lampazarorthis Benedetto and Muñoz 2017
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Lampazarorthis bifurcata Harrington 1937
Lampazarorthis brachymyaria Benedetto and Carrasco 2002
G. †Notorthisina Havlicek and Branisa 1980
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Notorthisina musculosa Villas et al. 2009
Notorthisina notoconcha Havlicek and Branisa 1980
G. †Shoshonorthis Jaanusson and Bassett 1993
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Shoshonorthis ovata Pander 1830
Shoshonorthis perplexus Ross and Barnes 1967
Shoshonorthis swanensis Ulrich and Cooper 1938
Shoshonorthis tifletensis Havlicek 1971
Fm. †Phragmorthidae Williams 1965
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G. †Phragmorthis Cooper 1956
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Phragmorthis antiqua Ross, Jr. 1972
Phragmorthis buttsi Cooper 1956
Phragmorthis eximia Popov and Cocks 2014
Phragmorthis noda Hansen and Holmer 2011
Fm. †Platystrophiidae Schuchert 1929
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G. †Acanthorthis Neuman 1976
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G. †Ffynnonia Neuman and Bates 1978
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Ffynnonia costata Bates 1968
Ffynnonia famatinensis Benedetto 2003
G. †Gnamptorhynchos Jin 1989
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Gnamptorhynchos globatum Twenhofel 1928
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Invalid names: Gnamptorhynchos inversum Jin 1989 [synonym]
Gnamptorhynchos manitobensis Jin and Zhan 2000
Gnamptorhynchos orbiculoidea Jin and Chatterton 1997
Gnamptorhynchos prayi Howe 1966
G. †Mcewanella Foerste 1920
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Mcewanella dorsisulcata Wright 1964
Mcewanella vulcanica Villas et al. 1989
G. †Neoplatystrophia Zuykov and Harper 2007
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Neoplatystrophia deani Cocks 2014
Neoplatystrophia humilis Oraspold 1959
Neoplatystrophia janniensis Zuykov and Harper 2007
Neoplatystrophia lutkevichi Alikhova 1951
Neoplatystrophia lynx Eichwald 1830
Neoplatystrophia ovalis Alikhova 1951
Neoplatystrophia saxbyensis Oraspold 1959
Platystrophia lynx lynx Alikhova 1953
G. †Platystrophia King 1850
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Platystrophia amoena McEwan 1919
Platystrophia anomala Hiller 1980
Platystrophia baltica Zuykov and Harper 2007
Platystrophia biforatus Schlotheim 1820
Platystrophia caelata Williams 1974
Platystrophia chama Eichwald 1861
Platystrophia colbiensis Foerste 1910
Platystrophia costata Pander 1830
Platystrophia costatus Pander 1830
Platystrophia crassa James 1874
Platystrophia crassoplicata Alichova 1951
Platystrophia cypha James 1874
Platystrophia elegantula McEwan 1919
Platystrophia extensa McEwan 1920
Platystrophia hongueda Li and Copper 2006
Platystrophia humilis Oraspold 1959
Platystrophia lutkevichi Alikhova 1951
Platystrophia orbiculata Oraspold 1959
Platystrophia pogrebovi Zuykov and Harper 2007
Platystrophia ponderosa Foerste 1909
Platystrophia quadriplicata Alikhova 1951
Platystrophia saxbyensis Oraspold 1959
Platystrophia scotica Williams 1962
Platystrophia tenuicosta d'Eichwald 1840
Platystrophia tenuicostata d'Eichwald 1840
Platystrophia tramorensis Liljeroth et al. 2017
G. †Salacorthis Williams 1974
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Salacorthis costellata Williams 1979
G. †Siljanostrophia Zuykov and Egerquist 2005
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Siljanostrophia camerata Twenhofel 1928
Siljanostrophia jaanussoni Zuykov and Egerquist 2005
G. †Vinlandostrophia Zuykov and Harper 2007
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Vinlandostrophia annieana Foerste 1910
Vinlandostrophia cypha James 1874
Vinlandostrophia hopensis Foerste 1910
Vinlandostrophia juvenis McEwan 1919
Vinlandostrophia moritura Cumings 1908
Vinlandostrophia sublaticosa Zuykov and Harper 2007
Fm. †Plectorthidae Schuchert and Le Vene 1929
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Invalid names: Apollonorthis lusitanica Mitchell 1974 [synonym]
G. †Ashinaorthis Popov and Cocks 2014
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Ashinaorthis recta Klenina 1984
G. †Atlantida
G. †Desmorthis Ulrich and Cooper 1936
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Desmorthis bifurcata Benedetto 2003
Desmorthis crassus Ross 1970
Desmorthis nevadensis Ulrich and Cooper 1936
Desmorthis planus Ross and Barnes 1967
Desmorthis segnis Havlicek and Branisa 1980
G. †Doleroides Cooper 1930
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Doleroides germanus Steele and Sinclair 1971
Doleroides gibbosa Billings 1857
Doleroides mixticius Percival 1991
Doleroides panna Andreeva 1955
Doleroides tennesseensis Cooper 1956
Doleroides winchelli Cooper 1956
G. †Hebertella Hall and Clarke 1892
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Subg. †Hebertella (Schizonema) Foerste 1909
Hebertella alveata Foerste 1909
Hebertella bursa Raymond 1928
Hebertella dinorthoides Laurie 1991
Hebertella estonica Rõõmusoks 1964
Hebertella maria Billings 1862
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Invalid names: Hebertella latasulcata Foerste 1914 [synonym]
Hebertella parksensis Foerste 1909
Hebertella richmondensis Foerste 1909
Hebertella sinuata Hall 1847
Hebertella subjugata Hall 1847
G. †Irhirea
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Irhirea gigantea Termier and Termier 1950
G. †Lipanorthis Benedetto and Carrasco 2002
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Lipanorthis andinus Benedetto and Carrasco 2002
Lipanorthis santalaurae Benedetto and Carrasco 2002
G. †Mimella Cooper 1930
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Mimella borealis Billings 1859
Mimella globosa Willard 1928
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Invalid names: Mimella superba Butts 1942 [synonym]
Mimella globularis Cooper 1956
Mimella imperator Billings 1859
Mimella nucleoidea Cooper 1956
Mimella vulgaris Raymond 1911
Mimella zhejiangensis Liang 1983
Invalid names: Sonculina [synonym]
G. †Nanorthis Ulrich and Cooper 1936
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Nanorthis carinata Laurie 1980
Nanorthis hamburgensis Walcott 1884
Nanorthis purmamarcaensis Benedetto and Carrasco 2002
Nanorthis putilla Walcott 1924
Invalid names: Evenkinorthis [synonym]
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Oligorthis arbucklensis Ulrich and Cooper 1936
Subfm. †Orthostrophiinae Schuchert and Cooper 1931
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G. †Giraldibella Havlícek 1977
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Giraldibella bella Bergström 1968
Giraldibella hyskovensis Havlícek 1977
G. †Paterorthis Havlicek 1971
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Paterorthis paterina Havlíček 1971
Subfm. †Plectorthinae Schuchert and Le Vene 1929
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G. †Kujanorthis Nikitina et al. 2006
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Kujanorthis anderkensis Nikitina et al. 2006
G. †Plectorthis Hall and Clarke 1892
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Orthis (Plectorthis) retroflexa de Verneuil 1830
Plectorthis altaicus Severgina 1967
Plectorthis australis Cooper 1956
Plectorthis burultasica Popov et al. 2002
Plectorthis cliefdenensis Percival 1991
Plectorthis exfoliata Raymond 1905
Plectorthis licta Popov and Cocks 2006
Plectorthis magna Cooper and Kindle 1936
Plectorthis mazourkaensis Phleger, Jr. 1933
Plectorthis obesa Cooper 1956
Plectorthis patula Phleger, Jr. 1933
Plectorthis ponderosa Cooper 1956
Plectorthis punctata Cooper 1956
Plectorthis scotica McCoy 1852
G. †Schizophorella Reed 1917
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Schizophorella fallax Salter 1846
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Severginella altaica Severgina 1960
Invalid names: Platystrophiinae Schuchert 1929 [empty], Platystrophinae Schuchert and Le Vene 1929 [empty]
Fm. †Ranorthidae Havlicek 1949
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Eodalmanella extera Popov 1985
G. †Ranorthis Öpik 1939
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Ranorthis carinata Rubel 1961
Ranorthis norvegica Öpik 1939
Ranorthis parvula Lamansky 1905
Ranorthis trivia Rubel 1961
Fm. †Rhactorthidae Williams 1963
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G. †Aberia
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Eripnifera praecipitis Potter 1990
G. †Rhactorthis Williams 1963
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Rhactorthis crassa Williams 1963
Fm. †Tasmanorthidae Laurie 1991
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G. †Tasmanorthis Laurie 1991
Fm. †Wangyuiidae Zhang 1989
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Subfm. †Alpeisinae Popov and Cocks 2014
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G. †Alpeis Popov and Cocks 2014
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Alpeis tolenensis Borissiak 1972
G. †Bowanorthis Percival 1991
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Bowanorthis devexa Popov et al. 2002
Bowanorthis fragilis Percival 1991
G. †Sigmelasma Potter 1990
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Sigmelasma pantherae Potter 1990
Sigmelasma peepi Hints 2012
G. †Toxorthis
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Toxorthis proteus Temple 1968
G. †Wangyuia Zhang 1989
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Subfm. †Wangyuiinae Zhang 1989
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G. †Enbektenorthis Popov and Cocks 2014
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Enbektenorthis molesta Popov and Cocks 2014
Invalid names: Apatoskenidioides [nomen dubium], Lebediorthis [nomen dubium]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available