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Sphaeroidothyris arabica

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Loboidothyrididae

Taxonomy
Sphaeroidothyris arabica was named by Cooper (1989). It is not extant. Its type locality is Khashm Mashraq, S1001, which is in a Bathonian shallow subtidal limestone in the Dhruma Formation of Saudi Arabia.

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1823Terebratula sphaeroidalis Sowerby
1825Terebratula sphaeroidalis Sowerby p. 49 figs. Pl. 435, Fig. 3
1983Sphaeroidothyris sphaeroidalis Cooper figs. Pl 44, figs 1, 5-8
1989Pionopleurum compactum Cooper
1989Sphaeroidothyris arabica Cooper
2006Sphaeroidothyris compactum Williams et al.

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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
familyLoboidothyrididae
subfamilyLoboidothyridinae()
genusSphaeroidothyris
speciesarabica

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.

†Sphaeroidothyris arabica Cooper 1989
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Invalid names: Pionopleurum compactum Cooper 1989 [synonym], Sphaeroidothyris sphaeroidalis Sowerby 1825 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available