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Rigbyella girtyi

Strophomenata - Productida - Rigbyellidae

Taxonomy
Paralyttonia girtyi was named by Wanner and Sieverts (1935). It is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is USGS 2906 green, Butterfield Trail, Guadalupe Mountains, which is in a Capitanian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Capitan Formation of Texas.

It was recombined as Rigbyella girtyi by Stehli (1956) and Cooper and Grant (1974).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1935Paralyttonia girtyi Wanner and Sieverts
1956Rigbyella girtyi Stehli p. 310
1974Rigbyella girtyi Cooper and Grant p. 450 figs. Pl 182, figs 1-30

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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
orderProductidaSarycheva and Sokolskaya 1959
suborderLyttoniidina
superfamilyLyttonioidea
familyRigbyellidae
genusRigbyella
speciesgirtyi(Wanner and Sieverts 1935)

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.

†Rigbyella girtyi Wanner and Sieverts 1935
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Diagnosis
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