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Furcitella

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Furcitellidae

Taxonomy
Furcitella was named by Cooper (1956). Its type is Furcitella plicata.

It was assigned to Strophomenida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Furcitellinae by Williams et al. (2000) and Cocks (2010).

Species
F. nodosa, F. plicata (type species), F. scofieldi

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1956Furcitella Cooper p. 877 figs. Pl. 229D, figs. 16-26
2000Furcitella Williams et al. p. 224
2002Furcitella Sepkoski
2010Furcitella Cocks

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
RankNameAuthor
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classStrophomenataWilliams et al 1996
orderStrophomenidaOpik 1934
superfamilyStrophomenoideaKing 1846
familyFurcitellidae(Williams 1965)
genusFurcitellaCooper 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. †Furcitella Cooper 1956
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Furcitella nodosa Dewing 1999
Furcitella plicata Cooper 1956
Furcitella scofieldi Winchell and Schuchert 1892
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available