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Pleurorthis

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Archaeorthidae

Taxonomy
Pleurorthis was named by Cooper (1956) [Sepkoski's age data: O Trem-u O Llvi Sepkoski's reference number: 1,1066]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Nanorthidae by Williams et al. (2000); to Orthida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Archaeorthidae by Williams et al. (2007).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1956Pleurorthis Cooper
2000Pleurorthis Williams et al. p. 744
2002Ambardella Sepkoski
2002Pleurorthis Sepkoski
2007Pleurorthis Williams et al. p. 2687

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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
orderOrthidaSchuchert and Cooper 1932
suborderOrthidinaSchuchert and Cooper 1932
superfamilyOrthoideaWoodward 1852
familyArchaeorthidae
genusPleurorthisCooper 1956

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. †Pleurorthis Cooper 1956
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Invalid names: Ambardella [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available