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Piarorhynchia hamiltonensis

Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Rhynchonellidae

Taxonomy
Dielasma hamiltonense was named by Smith (1927). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Locality 4822, Hamilton Bay, Kupreanof Island, Alaska, which is in a Carnian marine horizon in Alaska.

It was recombined as Piarorhynchia hamiltonensis by Ager and Westermann (1963).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. pusilla

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1927Dielasma hamiltonense Smith p. 123 figs. Pl 102, figs 14-16
1963Piarorhynchia hamiltonensis Ager and Westermann p. 607 figs. Pl 73, figs 2a-c

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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
orderRhynchonellidaKuhn 1949
superfamilyRhynchonelloidead'Orbigny 1847
familyRhynchonellidaeGray 1848
subfamilyPiarorhynchiinaeShi and Grant 1993
genusPiarorhynchia
specieshamiltonensis()

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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