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Arionthia alata

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferinida - Pennospiriferinidae

Taxonomy
Arionthia alata was named by Cooper and Grant (1976). Its type specimen is USNM 155113, a shell (Articulated shell), and it is not a trace fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1976Arionthia alata Cooper and Grant p. 2750 figs. Pl 780, figs 51-56

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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
familyPennospiriferinidaeDagys 1972
subfamilyPunctospirellinaeDagys 1974
genusArionthia
speciesalata

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.

Arionthia alata Cooper and Grant 1976
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available