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Orthothetina polita

Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Meekellidae

Taxonomy
Orthotetes politus was named by Fliegel (1901). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Padang Highlands, which is in a Roadian/Wordian carbonate limestone in the Silungkang Formation of Indonesia.

It was recombined as Orthothetina polita by Nakamura (1972) and Termier et al. (1974).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1901Orthotetes politus Fliegel p. 97 figs. Pl 6, fig 8
1972Orthothetina polita Nakamura p. 380 figs. Pl 3, fig 4; pl 4, figs 1,2
1974Orthothetina polita Termier et al. p. 120 figs. Pl 21, figs 1,2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
RankNameAuthor
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classStrophomenataWilliams et al 1996
orderOrthotetidaWaagen 1884
superfamilyOrthotetoidea
familyMeekellidae
subfamilyMeekellinae
genusOrthothetinaSchellwien 1900
speciespolita()

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.

Orthothetina polita Fliegel 1901
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available