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Geyerella americana

Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Meekellidae

Taxonomy
Geyerella americana was named by Girty (1908). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is USGS 2926 green, Capitan Peak, Guadalupe Mountains, which is in a Capitanian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Capitan Formation of Texas.

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1908Orthotetes distortus Girty p. 201 figs. Pl 10, figs 9-9c
1908Geyerella americana Girty p. 204 figs. Pl 11, figs 2-2b
1909Geyerella americana Girty
1909Orthotetes campanulatus Girty
1909Orthotetes distortus Girty
1974Geyerella americana Cooper and Grant p. 377 figs. Pl 89, fig 1; pl 125, figs 1-4

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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
genusGeyerellaSchellwien 1900
speciesamericana

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.

Geyerella americana Girty 1908
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Invalid names: Orthotetes campanulatus Girty 1909 [synonym], Orthotetes distortus Girty 1908 [synonym]
Diagnosis
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