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Acrothyra proavia

Lingulata - Acrotretida

Taxonomy
Acrotreta proavia was named by Matthew (1899). It is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Acrothyra.

It was recombined as Acrothyra proavia by Landing et al. (2008) and Skovsted et al. (2017).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1899Acrotreta proavia Mathew
1899Acrotreta proavia Matthew
2008Acrothyra proavia Landing et al. p. 900
2017Acrothyra proavia Skovsted et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
RankNameAuthor
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumLinguliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classLingulataGorjansky and Popov 1985
orderAcrotretidaKuhn 1949
superfamilyAcrotretoidea
genusAcrothyraMathew 1901
speciesproavia(Matthew 1899)

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.

Acrothyra proavia Matthew 1899
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Diagnosis
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