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Obnixia thaynesiana

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Notothyrididae

Taxonomy
Terebratula thaynesiana was named by Girty (1927). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is USGS 7406 green, Montpelier Canyon, which is in a Spathian open shallow subtidal limestone in the Thaynes Formation of Idaho.

It was recombined as Obnixia thaynesiana by Hoover (1979) and Hofmann (2013).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1927Terebratula thaynesiana Girty p. 435 figs. Pl 30, figs 5-7
1979Obnixia thaynesiana Hoover p. 12 figs. Pl 2, figs 8-27; pl 3, figs 1-13
2013Obnixia thaynesiana Hofmann p. 573 figs. 15B-D

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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
genusObnixia
speciesthaynesiana()

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.

Obnixia thaynesiana Girty 1927
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Diagnosis
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