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Orthotetella wolfcampensis

Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Orthotetellidae

Taxonomy
Orthotetella wolfcampensis was named by King (1931). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is R.E. King 93, Wolf Camp Hills, Glass Mountains, which is in an Asselian carbonate limestone in the Neal Ranch Formation of Texas. It is the type species of Orthotetella.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1931Orthotetella wolfcampensis King p. 51 figs. Pl 9, figs 27,28
1954Orthotetella wolfcampensis Stehli p. 303 figs. Pl 17, figs 24-26; pl 18, figs 1,2
1974Orthotetella wolfcampensis Cooper and Grant p. 286 figs. Pl 93, figs 4-19; pl 94, figs 1-18; pl 95, figs 23-27

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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
familyOrthotetellidae
genusOrthotetella
specieswolfcampensis

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
No diagnoses are available