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Plectella

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Plectambonitidae

Taxonomy
Plectella was named by Lamansky (1901). Its type is Plectella uncinata.

It was assigned to Plectellinae by Öpik (1932); to Plectambonitinae by Opik (1933) and Williams et al. (2000); and to Strophomenida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
P. extensa, P. uncinata (type species)
Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1901Plectella Lamansky
1932Plectella Öpik
1933Plectella Opik
2000Plectella Williams et al. p. 308
2002Plectella 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
superfamilyPlectambonitoideaJones 1928
familyPlectambonitidaeKozlowski 1929
subfamilyPlectambonitinaeJones 1928
genusPlectellaLamansky 1901

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. †Plectella Lamansky 1901
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Plectella extensa Lamansky 1905
Plectella uncinata Pander 1830
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available