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Mentzelia ptychitiphila

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferinida - Mentzeliidae

Taxonomy
Spiriferina ptychitiphila was named by Bittner (1890).

It was recombined as Mentzelia ptychitiphila by Iordan (1993).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. dalmani, M. halobiarum

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1890Spiriferina ptychitiphila Bittner p. 44 figs. Pl 33, figs 17-20
1993Mentzelia ptychitiphila Iordan figs. Pl 1, fig 10

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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
orderSpiriferinidaIvanova 1972
suborderSpiriferinidinaIvanova 1972
superfamilySpiriferinoidea(Davidson 1884)
familyMentzeliidaeDagys 1974
subfamilyMentzeliinaeDagys 1974
genusMentzelia(Quenstedt 1871)
speciesptychitiphila()

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.

†Mentzelia ptychitiphila Bittner 1890
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available