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Composita argentea

Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Athyrididae

Taxonomy
Terebratula argentea was named by Shepard (1838).

It was recombined as Seminula argentea by Kozlowski (1914); it was recombined as Athyris (Seminula) argentea by Astre (1934); it was recombined as Composita argentea by Grinnell and Andrews (1964).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1838Terebratula argentea Shepard
1877Terebratula titicacensis Gabb p. 302 figs. Pl 42, figs 11,11a
1914Seminula argentea Kozlowski p. 79
1934Athyris (Seminula) argentea Astre p. 80 figs. Pl 9, figs 19,20
1964Composita argentea Grinnell and Andrews p. 235

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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
orderAthyrididaBoucot et al. 1964
suborderAthyrididinaBoucot et al. 1964
superfamilyAthyridoideaMcCoy 1844
familyAthyrididaeMcCoy 1841
subfamilySpirigerellinae
genusCompositaBrown 1849
speciesargentea(Shepard 1838)

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.

Composita argentea Shepard 1838
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Invalid names: Terebratula titicacensis Gabb 1877 [synonym]
Diagnosis
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