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Anthracospirifer leidyi

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Spiriferidae

Taxonomy
Spirifer leidyi was named by Norwood and Pratten (1855).

It was recombined as Anthracospirifer leidyi by Henry and Gordon (1992).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
A. bifurcatus, A. opimus, A. pellaensis

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Synonymy list
YearName and author
1855Spirifer leidyi Norwood and Pratten
1992Anthracospirifer leidyi Henry and Gordon

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
—Lophophorata
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
RankNameAuthor
classRhynchonellataWilliams et al. 1996
orderSpiriferida
suborderSpiriferidina
superfamilySpiriferoidea()
familySpiriferidae
subfamilySergospiriferinaeCarter 1994
genusAnthracospirifer
speciesleidyi(Norwood and Pratten 1855)

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.

Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available