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Martinia contracta

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Martiniidae

Taxonomy
Spirifer contractus was named by Meek and Worthen (1866) [Spirifer glaber var. contractus].

It was recombined as Spirifer (Martinia) glaber contracta by White (1874); it was recombined as Martinia contracta by Diener (1897).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. kunlunia, M. remota, M. subradiata

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1866Spirifer contractus Meek and Worthen p. 298 figs. Pl 23, fig 5
1874Spirifer (Martinia) glaber contracta White pp. 20 - 21
1897Martinia contracta Diener p. 51 figs. Pl 9, fig 3

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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
superfamilyMartinioidea
familyMartiniidae
subfamilyMartiniinae
genusMartiniaM'Coy 1844
speciescontracta(Meek and Worthen 1866)

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.

†Martinia contracta Meek and Worthen 1866
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available