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Heliomedusa

Lingulata - Discinida - Disciniidae

Taxonomy
Heliomedusa was named by Sun and Hou (1987) [Sepkoski's age data: Cm Atda-u Sepkoski's reference number: 779].

It was assigned to Craniopsidae by Williams et al. (2000); to Craniopsida by Sepkoski (2002); to Brachiopoda by Bengtson (1992) and Williams et al. (2007); and to Disciniidae by Chen et al. (2007).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1987Heliomedusa Sun and Hou
1992Heliomedusa Bengtson p. 1030
2000Heliomedusa Williams et al. p. 165
2002Heliomedusa Sepkoski
2007Heliomedusa Chen et al.
2007Heliomedusa Williams et al. p. 2582

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
RankNameAuthor
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumLinguliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classLingulataGorjansky and Popov 1985
orderDiscinidaKuhn 1949
superfamilyDiscinaceaGray 1840
familyDisciniidae(Gray 1840)
genusHeliomedusaSun and Hou 1987

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.

G. †Heliomedusa Sun and Hou 1987
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Heliomedusa orienta Sun and Hou 1987
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available