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Mendacella

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Rhipidomellidae

Taxonomy
Mendacella was named by Cooper (1930) [Sepkoski's age data: O Cara-u S Wenl-l Sepkoski's reference number: 1,538,1066]. Its type is Orthis aequivalva.

It was assigned to Rhipidomellidae by Villas and Cocks (1996); to Orthida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Rhipidomellinae by Hints (1975), Isaacson et al. (1976), Williams et al. (2000), Rubel (2011) and Hints (2012).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1930Mendacella Cooper
1975Mendacella Hints
1976Mendacella Isaacson et al. p. 1108
1996Mendacella Villas and Cocks p. 575
2000Mendacella Williams et al. p. 818
2002Mendacella Sepkoski
2011Mendacella Rubel
2012Mendacella Hints

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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
orderOrthidaSchuchert and Cooper 1932
suborderDalmanellidinaMoore 1952
superfamilyDalmanelloideaSchuchert 1913
familyRhipidomellidaeSchuchert 1913
subfamilyRhipidomellinaeSchuchert 1913
genusMendacellaCooper 1930

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. †Mendacella Cooper 1930
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Mendacella aerinensis Hints 2012
Mendacella bleikeriensis Baarli 1988
Mendacella borrbyensis Hints 1975
Mendacella circularis Rubel 2011
Mendacella lata Whittard and Barker 1950
Mendacella megacircularis Jin and Zhan 2008
Mendacella mullockiensis Davidson 1869
Mendacella phiala Whittard and Barker 1950
Mendacella sola Billings 1866
Mendacella uberis Billings 1866
Mendacella udauberis Li and Copper 2006
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available