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Crestjahitus delphus

Hyolithida - Crestjahitidae

Taxonomy
Orthotheca delphus was named by Resser and Endo (1937). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Hyolithes delphus by Resser and Endo (1937); it was recombined as Crestjahitus delphus by Malinky (1990).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1937Orthotheca delphus Resser and Endo
1937Hyolithes delphus Resser and Endo p. 150
1990Crestjahitus delphus Malinky p. 229

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
Lophophorata
phylumHyolitha
orderHyolithidaMathew 1962
familyCrestjahitidaeSyssoiev 1968
genusCrestjahitusSyssoiev 1968
speciesdelphus(Resser and Endo 1937)

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.

Crestjahitus delphus Resser and Endo 1937
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Diagnosis
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