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Comelicania megalotis

Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Athyrididae

Taxonomy
Spirifer megalotis was named by Stache (1878). It is the type species of Comelicania.

It was recombined as Comelicania megalotis by Posenato (1998).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1878Spirifer vultur Stache p. 136 figs. Pl 7, figs 2a,b
1878Spirifer insanus Stache p. 138 figs. Pl 2, figs 24a,b
1878Spirifer megalotis Stache p. 139 figs. Pl 6, figs 1a-c
1930Comelicania doryphora Merla p. 47 figs. Pl 3, figs 1,2a,b
1930Comelicania rostrata Merla p. 49 figs. Pl 4, figs 5a,b
1998Comelicania megalotis Posenato p. 54 figs. Pl 1, figs 4,8; pl 2, figs 1-7; pl 3, figs 1-8; pl 4, figs 1,2; pl 5, figs 3,4; p 6, figs 2,3,7

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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
subfamilyComelicaniinaeMerla 1930
genusComelicania
speciesmegalotis(Stache 1878)

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.

Comelicania megalotis Stache 1878
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Invalid names: Comelicania doryphora Merla 1930 [synonym], Comelicania rostrata Merla 1930 [synonym], Spirifer insanus Stache 1878 [synonym], Spirifer vultur Stache 1878 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available