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Azurduya chavelensis

Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Camarotoechiidae

Taxonomy
Camarotoechia chavelensis was named by Amos (1958). Its type specimen is D.N.M. Nro 493, a valve, and it is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Azurduya.

It was recombined as Paurorhyncha chavelensis by Isaacson and Dutro (1999); it was recombined as Azurduya chavelensis by Cisterna and Isaacson (2003).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1958Camarotoechia chavelensis Amos
1999Paurorhyncha chavelensis Isaacson and Dutro
2003Azurduya chavelensis Cisterna and Isaacson

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
RankNameAuthor
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classRhynchonellataWilliams et al. 1996
orderRhynchonellidaKuhn 1949
superfamilyRhynchonelloideaGray 1848
familyCamarotoechiidaeSchuchert and Le Vene 1929
genusAzurduya
specieschavelensis()

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.

Azurduya chavelensis Amos 1958
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
A. J. Amos 1958Medium sized, triagular to subpentagonal camarotoechids with uniplicate anterior margin. Sulcus and fold covered with 7-8 sub-angular costae, flanks with 8-12. Ventral interior with subparallel dental lamellae, strongly divergent and anteriorly, extending one-sixth the length of the valve. Dorsal interior with divided hing plate, extending around the length of dorsal valve.