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Gigantothyris dorsoplanata

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Postepithyrididae

Taxonomy
Gigantothyris dorsoplanata was named by Seifert (1963). Its type locality is Stuifen, Humphriesi Oolith, which is in a Bajocian marine horizon in the "Humphriesi Oolith" Formation of Germany.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1963Gigantothyris dorsoplanata Seifert

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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
superfamilyLoboidothyridoideaMakridin 1964
familyPostepithyrididae
genusGigantothyris
speciesdorsoplanata

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
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