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Somalirhynchia africana

Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Tetrarhynchiidae

Taxonomy
Somalirhynchia africana was named by Weir (1925). It is the type species of Somalirhynchia.

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1925Somalirhynchia africana Weir
1935Somalirhynchia africana mesoloba Muir-Wood p. 100 figs. Pl. 9, Fig. 2
2001Somalirhynchia africana Feldman et al. p. 641 figs. Pl. 1, Fig. 7-15

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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
orderRhynchonellidaKuhn 1949
superfamilyHemithiridoideaRzhonsnitskaya 1956
familyTetrarhynchiidaeAger 1965
subfamilyTetrarhynchiinaeAger 1965
genusSomalirhynchiaWeir 1925
speciesafricanaWeir 1925

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available