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Prionorhynchia polyptycha

Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Prionorhynchiidae

Taxonomy
Rhynchonella polyptycha was named by Oppel (1861). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Prionorhynchia polyptycha by Dulai (1992), Siblik (1993), Vörös (2009) and Baeza-Carratalá et al. (2018).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1861Rhynchonella polyptycha Oppel p. 544 figs. Pl. 12, fig. 4
1992Prionorhynchia polyptycha Dulai p. 48 figs. Pl 1, fig 5; text-figs 7,8
1993Prionorhynchia polyptycha Siblik p. 968
2009Prionorhynchia polyptycha Vörös p. 66 figs. Pl 8, fig 3
2018Prionorhynchia polyptycha Baeza-Carratalá et al. p. 372 fig. 4.6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
RankNameAuthor
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classRhynchonellataWilliams et al. 1996
orderRhynchonellidaKuhn 1949
superfamilyRhynchotetradoideaLicharew 1956
familyPrionorhynchiidae
genusPrionorhynchia
speciespolyptycha(Oppel 1861)

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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