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Portneufia episulcata

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Zugmayeriidae

Taxonomy
Portneufia episulcata was named by Hoover (1979). Its type specimen is USNM 242051 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is USGS 1271-PC, Yandell Springs, which is in a Spathian carbonate limestone in the Thaynes Formation of Idaho. It is the type species of Portneufia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1979Portneufia episulcata Hoover p. 8 figs. Pl 1, figs 1-10

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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
superfamilyDielasmatoideaSchuchert 1913
familyZugmayeriidaeDagys 1963
genusPortneufia
speciesepisulcata

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Portneufia episulcata Hoover 1979
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Diagnosis
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