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Spirigerella mendungensis

Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Athyrididae

Taxonomy
Spirigerella mendungensis was named by Lu (1978). Its type specimen is Sb 4134 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Mendong, Wuxi County, which is in a Wordian carbonate limestone in the Maokou Formation of China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1978Spirigerella mendungensis Lu p. 251 figs. Pl 87, fig 11; pl 88, fig 1
1995Spirigerella mendungensis Zeng et al. figs. Pl 16, fig 19

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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
orderAthyrididaBoucot et al. 1964
suborderAthyrididinaBoucot et al. 1964
superfamilyAthyridoideaMcCoy 1844
familyAthyrididaeMcCoy 1841
subfamilySpirigerellinae
genusSpirigerella
speciesmendungensis

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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