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Tethyspira persis

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferinida - Mentzeliidae

Taxonomy
Tethyspira persis was named by Siblík (1991). Its type specimen is GBA 1982/8/4 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Aghdarband Agh75/36/1, which is in a Longobardian carbonate carbonate in the Sina Formation of Iran. It is the type species of Tethyspira.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1991Tethyspira persis Siblík p. 168 figs. Pl 1, figs 1,3,10; text-fig 2

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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
superfamilySpiriferinoidea(Davidson 1884)
familyMentzeliidaeDagys 1974
subfamilyTethyspirinaeCarter 1994
genusTethyspira
speciespersis

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.

†Tethyspira persis Siblík 1991
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Diagnosis
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