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Altiplecus extensus

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferinida - Reticulariinidae

Taxonomy
Altiplecus extensus was named by Cooper and Grant (1976). Its type specimen is USNM 152983d, a shell (Articulated shell), and it is not a trace fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1976Altiplecus extensus Cooper and Grant p. 2698 figs. Pl 708, figs 14-26

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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
orderSpiriferinidaIvanova 1972
suborderSpiriferinidinaIvanova 1972
superfamilyPennospiriferinoideaDagys 1972
familyReticulariinidae
genusAltiplecus
speciesextensus

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.

†Altiplecus extensus Cooper and Grant 1976
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available