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Rhipidomella hessensis

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Rhipidomellidae

Taxonomy
Rhipidomella hessensis was named by King (1931). Its type specimen is YPM 12642, a shell (Articulated shell), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is R.E. King 107, Hill 5725, Glass Mountains, which is in a Kungurian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Hess Formation of Texas.

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1931Rhipidomella hessensis King p. 43 figs. Pl 1, figs 2a-d,3a-b,4
1954Rhipidomella hessensis Stehli p. 291 figs. Pl 17, figs 1-6
1976Rhipidomella hessensis Cooper and Grant p. 2610 figs. Pl 663, figs 11,12,23-26,32-68; pl 665, figs 1-66; pl 666, figs 1-33; pl 667, figs 27-43
1990Rhipidomella lengwuensis Liang p. 344 figs. Pl 1, figs 18-26
1990Rhipidomella pusilla Liang p. 345 figs. Pl 1, figs 27,28
1994Rhipidomella hessensis Shen and He p. 446 figs. Pl 1, figs 1-5
1998Rhipidomella hessensis Shi and Shen p. 504 figs. 3.1-3.4, 4.7B
2007Rhipidomella hessensis Shen and Shi p. 37 figs. Pl 14, figs 6-13
2012Rhipidomella hessensis Tazawa p. 60 fig. 4.15
2022Rhipidomella hessensis Viaretti et al. p. 664 figs. Pl 2, figs 31-34

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
RankNameAuthor
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classRhynchonellataWilliams et al. 1996
orderOrthidaSchuchert and Cooper 1932
suborderDalmanellidinaMoore 1952
superfamilyDalmanelloideaSchuchert 1913
familyRhipidomellidaeSchuchert 1913
subfamilyRhipidomellinaeSchuchert 1913
genusRhipidomella
specieshessensis

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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Invalid names: Rhipidomella lengwuensis Liang 1990 [synonym], Rhipidomella pusilla Liang 1990 [synonym]
Diagnosis
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