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Metriolepis diabloensis

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferinida - Spiriferellinidae

Taxonomy
Metriolepis diabloensis was named by Cooper and Grant (1976). Its type specimen is USNM 153491a, a shell (Articulated shell), and it is not a trace fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1976Metriolepis diabloensis Cooper and Grant p. 2718 figs. Pl 711, figs 1-41

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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
familySpiriferellinidaeIvanova 1972
genusMetriolepis
speciesdiabloensis

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.

†Metriolepis diabloensis Cooper and Grant 1976
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available