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Rallacosta heshanensis

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Martiniidae

Taxonomy
Rallacosta heshanensis was named by Liao (1987). Its type specimen is NIGP 93395 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Matan Section Act419, Heshan, which is in a Wuchiapingian carbonate limestone in the Heshan Formation of China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1987Rallacosta heshanensis Liao p. 112 figs. Pl 7, figs 23-30

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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
orderSpiriferida
suborderSpiriferidina
superfamilyMartinioidea
familyMartiniidae
subfamilyEomartiniopsinaeCarter 1994
genusRallacosta
speciesheshanensis

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
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