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Altiplecus mongolica

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferinida - Reticulariinidae

Taxonomy
Spiriferina mongolica was named by Grabau (1931). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Jisu Honguer 1196, Hemiptychina Bed, which is in a Wordian carbonate limestone in the Zhesi Formation of China.

It was recombined as Altiplecus mongolica by Cooper and Grant (1976) and Taboada et al. (2015).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1931Spiriferina mongolica Grabau p. 206 figs. Pl 9, figs 5,6
1976Altiplecus mongolica Cooper and Grant p. 2700
2015Altiplecus mongolica Taboada et al. p. 214

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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
familyReticulariinidae
genusAltiplecus
speciesmongolica()

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.

Altiplecus mongolica Grabau 1931
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Diagnosis
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