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Spiriferellina elegantula

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferinida - Spiriferellinidae

Taxonomy
Spiriferellina elegantula was named by Liao (1980). Its type specimen is NIGP 43772 and is a mold. Its type locality is Zhichang Section Z12, Liuzhi County, which is in a Wuchiapingian marine siliciclastic in China.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1980Spiriferellina elegantula Liao p. 266 figs. Pl 9, figs 42-45
1995Spiriferellina elegantula Zeng et al. figs. Pl 16, fig 17

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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
specieselegantula

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