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Aulacothyris megacompressa

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Zeilleriidae

Taxonomy
Aulacothyris megacompressa was named by Xu (1978). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Dedengsi, Jomda County, which is in an Alaunian carbonate limestone in the Bolila Formation of China.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1978Aulacothyris megacompressa Xu p. 310 figs. Pl 103, figs 6,7

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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
orderTerebratulida
suborderTerebratellidinaMuir-Wood 1955
superfamilyZeillerioideaAllan 1940
familyZeilleriidaeAllan 1940
subfamilyAulacothyrinae(Babanova 1964)
genusAulacothyrisDouville 1880
speciesmegacompressa

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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