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Coptothyris excelsa

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Terebrataliidae

Taxonomy
Terebratella excelsa was named by Yokoyama (1923). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was synonymized subjectively with Coptothyris grayi by Hatai (1940); it was recombined as Coptothyris excelsa by Hayasaka (1973).

Subspecies

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1923Terebratella excelsa Yokoyama p. 8 figs. pl. 1, figs. 3, 4
1973Coptothyris excelsa Hayasaka p. 104

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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
suborderTerebratellidinaMuir-Wood 1955
superfamilyLaqueoideaThomson 1927
familyTerebrataliidaeRichardson 1975
subfamilyTerebrataliinaeRichardson 1975
genusCoptothyrisJackson 1918
speciesexcelsa(Yokoyama 1923)

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.

Coptothyris excelsa Yokoyama 1923
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Coptothyris excelsa koyamai Makiyama 1927
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available