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Pirithyris pius

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Dielasmatidae

Taxonomy
Pirithyris pius was named by Sun and Ye (1982). Its type specimen is NIGPAS 67057, a shell (Articulated shell), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Naocangjian Valley 72P1F46-8, Heihai District, Madoi County, which is in an Aegean/Bithynian marine horizon in the Naocangjiangou Formation of China. It is the type species of Pirithyris.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1982Pirithyris pius Sun and Ye p. 168 figs. Pl 3, figs 27-30; text-fig 16

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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
superfamilyDielasmatoideaSchuchert 1913
familyDielasmatidaeSchuchert 1913
subfamilyDielasmatinaeSchuchert 1913
genusPirithyris
speciespius

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.

†Pirithyris pius Sun and Ye 1982
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Diagnosis
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