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Mesoleptostrophia (Paraleptostrophia)

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Leptostrophiidae

Taxonomy
Paraleptostrophia was named as a genus. It is not extant.

It was reranked as Mesoleptostrophia (Paraleptostrophia) by Williams et al. (2000).

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2000Mesoleptostrophia (Paraleptostrophia) Williams et al. p. 286
2002Paraleptostrophia Sepkoski

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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
familyLeptostrophiidaeCaster 1939
genusMesoleptostrophiaHarper and Boucot 1978
subgenusParaleptostrophia

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available