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Sphenalosia

Strophomenata - Productida - Strophalosiidae

Taxonomy
Sphenalosia was named by Muir-Wood and Cooper (1960) [Sepkoski's age data: P Leon P Guad Sepkoski's reference number: 1,40]. Its type is Sphenalosia smedleyi.

It was assigned to Heteralosiinae by Muir-Wood and Cooper (1960); to Strophalosiinae by Williams et al. (2000); and to Strophomenida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
S. smedleyi (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1960Sphenalosia Muir-Wood and Cooper p. 87
2000Sphenalosia Williams et al. p. 569
2002Sphenalosia Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
RankNameAuthor
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classStrophomenataWilliams et al 1996
orderProductidaSarycheva and Sokolskaya 1959
suborderStrophalosiidina
superfamilyStrophalosioidea()
familyStrophalosiidae
subfamilyStrophalosiinae
genusSphenalosia

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. †Sphenalosia Muir-Wood and Cooper 1960
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Sphenalosia smedleyi Muir-Wood and Cooper 1960
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available