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Mentzelioides meridialis

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferinida - Spiriferinidae

Taxonomy
Mentzeliopsis meridialis was named by Dagys (1963). Its type specimen is IGiG No. 187/1 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is River Sachray, Northern Caucasus, which is in a Norian reef, buildup or bioherm reef rocks in the Russian Federation.

It was recombined as Mentzelioides meridialis by Dagys (1974).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1963Mentzeliopsis meridialis Dagys
1974Mentzelioides meridialis Dagys p. 130 figs. Pl 34, figs 4,5; text-fig 87
1978Mentzeliopsis meridialis Xu p. 290 figs. Pl 97, 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
orderSpiriferinidaIvanova 1972
suborderSpiriferinidinaIvanova 1972
superfamilySpiriferinoidea(Davidson 1884)
familySpiriferinidaeDavidson 1884
subfamilyJiangdaspiriferinaeCarter 1994
genusMentzelioides
speciesmeridialis()

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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