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Rensselandia cloudi

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Stringocephalidae

Taxonomy
Rensselandia cloudi was named by Frost and Langenheim (1966). It is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Arrow Canyon Range, Stringocephalus biostrome, which is in a Givetian reef, buildup or bioherm dolomite/limestone in the Piute Formation of Nevada.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
R. caiqua, R. circularis, R. gregaria

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1966Rensselandia cloudi Frost and Langenheim, Jr.

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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
superfamilyStringocephaloideaKing 1850
familyStringocephalidaeKing 1850
subfamilyRensselandiinaeCloud 1942
genusRensselandia
speciescloudi

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.

†Rensselandia cloudi Frost and Langenheim, Jr. 1966
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available