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Glossothyropsis superba

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Notothyrididae

Taxonomy
Glossothyropsis superba was named by Cooper and Grant (1976). Its type specimen is USNM 153443a, a shell (Articulated shell), and it is not a trace fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1976Glossothyropsis superba Cooper and Grant p. 2847 figs. Pl 778, figs 51-62

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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
orderTerebratulida
suborderTerebratulidina
superfamilyCryptonelloideaThomson 1926
familyNotothyrididaeLicharew 1960
subfamilyCryptacanthiinaeStehli 1965
genusGlossothyropsis
speciessuperba

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.

Glossothyropsis superba Cooper and Grant 1976
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Diagnosis
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