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Euractinella contraplecta

Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Diplospirellidae

Taxonomy
Terebratula contraplecta was named by Braun (1841). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is St. Cassian (Munster coll), which is in a Julian carbonate limestone in the Cassian Formation of Italy.

It was synonymized subjectively with Retzia quadricostata by Laube (1865); it was recombined as Euractinella contraplecta by Dagys (1974).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1841Terebratula contraplecta Braun p. 59 figs. Pl 9, fig 2
1974Euractinella contraplecta Dagys p. 163 figs. Pl 45, fig 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
superfamilyAthyridoideaDavidson 1881
familyDiplospirellidaeSchuchert 1894
subfamilyDiplospirellinaeSchuchert 1894
genusEuractinella
speciescontraplecta()

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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