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Aulacothyropsis pentagonalis

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Aulacothyropsidae

Taxonomy
Aulacothyropsis pentagonalis was named by Sun (1981). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Xixionggou, Qamdo County, which is in an Alaunian marine horizon in the Bolila Formation of China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1981Aulacothyropsis pentagonalis Sun p. 245 figs. Pl 14, figs 5-8, 42-45; text-fig 47

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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
superfamilyKingenoideaElliott 1948
familyAulacothyropsidaeDagys 1972
subfamilyAulacothyropsinaeDagys 1972
genusAulacothyropsis
speciespentagonalis

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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