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Clarkella

Rhynchonellata - Pentamerida - Clarkellidae

Taxonomy
Clarkella was named by Walcott (1908) [Sepkoski's age data: O Trem-u O Aren Sepkoski's reference number: 1,4]. It is not extant. Its type is Polytoechia montanensis. It is the type genus of Clarkellidae.

It was assigned to Pentamerida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Clarkellidae by Williams et al. (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1908Clarkella Walcott pp. 110 - 111
2002Clarkella Sepkoski
2002Clarkella Williams et al. p. 944

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
RankNameAuthor
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classRhynchonellataWilliams et al. 1996
orderPentameridaSchuchert and Cooper 1931
suborderSyntrophiidinaUlrich and Cooper 1936
superfamilyPorambonitoideaDavidson 1853
familyClarkellidaeSchuchert and Cooper 1931
genusClarkella

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. †Clarkella Walcott 1908
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Clarkella montanensis Walcott 1905
Clarkella testudo Nikitin and Popov 1983
Clarkella turgida Nikitin 1956
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available