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Spiriferellina altiplecusformis

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferinida - Spiriferellinidae

Taxonomy
Punctospirifer altiplecusformis was named by Feng (1978). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Meitangou, Anchang, Zhangyang County, which is in a Wuchiapingian coastal siliciclastic in the Longtan Formation of China.

It was recombined as Spiriferellina altiplecusformis by Clapham (2015).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
S. campestris, S. octoplicata, S. pandri

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1978Punctospirifer altiplecusformis Feng p. 294 figs. Pl 104, fig 7
2015Spiriferellina altiplecusformis Clapham

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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
orderSpiriferinidaIvanova 1972
suborderSpiriferinidinaIvanova 1972
superfamilyPennospiriferinoideaDagys 1972
familySpiriferellinidaeIvanova 1972
genusSpiriferellina
speciesaltiplecusformis()

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
No diagnoses are available