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Mesolobus mesoplicus

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Rugosochonetidae

Taxonomy
Chonetes mesoplicus was named by Lee and Su (1980). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Shihuiyao, Undivided, Jalaid Qi, which is in a Wordian/Capitanian marine horizon in China.

It was recombined as Mesolobus mesoplicus by Clapham (2015).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. profundus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1980Chonetes mesoplicus Lee and Su p. 339 figs. Pl 163, fig 15
2015Mesolobus mesoplicus 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
classStrophomenataWilliams et al 1996
orderStrophomenidaOpik 1934
superfamilyChonetoidea
familyRugosochonetidae
subfamilyCapillomesolobinae
genusMesolobus
speciesmesoplicus()

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.

†Mesolobus mesoplicus Lee and Su 1980
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available