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Elivina occidentalis

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Spiriferellidae

Taxonomy
Spirifer occidentalis was named by Schellwien (1900) [Spirifer tibetanus var. occidentalis]. It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Teufelsschlucht bei Neumarktl, which is in an Asselian carbonate limestone in the Dolzanova Soteska Formation of Slovenia.

It was recombined as Elivina occidentalis by Archbold and Barkham (1989).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1900Spirifer occidentalis Schellwien p. 76 figs. Pl 11, figs 10-13
1989Elivina occidentalis Archbold and Barkham p. 136

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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
orderSpiriferida
suborderSpiriferidina
superfamilySpiriferoidea()
familySpiriferellidaeWaterhouse 1968
genusElivinaFredericks 1924
speciesoccidentalis()

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.

†Elivina occidentalis Schellwien 1900
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available