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Aulacothyropsis almensis

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Aulacothyropsidae

Taxonomy
Aulacothyris almensis was named by Moisseiev (1932). Its type specimen is TsNIGR 83/3807 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Salgir River near Eski-Orda village, higher limestone blocks, Crimea, which is in a Rhaetian carbonate limestone in Ukraine.

It was recombined as Aulacothyropsis almensis by Dagys (1963).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1932Aulacothyris almensis Moisseiev p. 599 figs. Pl 1, figs 18-21
1963Aulacothyropsis almensis Dagys
1978Aulacothyris almensis Xu p. 310 figs. Pl 103, figs 3,4

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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
speciesalmensis()

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.

†Aulacothyropsis almensis Moisseiev 1932
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Diagnosis
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