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Pentamerus
Taxonomy
Pentamerus was named by Sowerby (1813). Its type is Pentamerus oblongus.
It was assigned to Pentamerinae by Bassett and Cocks (1974) and Jin and Chatterton (1997); to Pentameridae by Williams et al. (2002); and to Pentamerida by Sepkoski (2002).
It was assigned to Pentamerinae by Bassett and Cocks (1974) and Jin and Chatterton (1997); to Pentameridae by Williams et al. (2002); and to Pentamerida by Sepkoski (2002).
Species
P. (Barrandella), P. (Supertrilobus), P. asiaticus, P. comis, P. gothlandicus, P. lotis, P. oblongus (type species), P. palaformis
Species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1813 | Pentamerus Sowerby |
| 1974 | Pentamerus Bassett and Cocks |
| 1997 | Pentamerus Jin and Chatterton |
| 2002 | Pentamerus Sepkoski |
| 2002 | Pentamerus Williams et al. p. 973 |
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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. †Pentamerus Sowerby 1813
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Subg. †Pentamerus (Supertrilobus) Boucot and Johnson 1979
†Pentamerus asiaticus Cocks 1979
†Pentamerus comis Owen 1852
†Pentamerus gothlandicus Lebedev 1892
†Pentamerus lotis Walcott 1884
†Pentamerus oblongus de Sowerby 1839
†Pentamerus palaformis Jin and Copper 2000
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available