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Minysphenia

Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Lambdarinidae

Taxonomy
Minysphenia was named by Grant (1988) [Sepkoski's age data: C Step Sepkoski's reference number: 871]. Its type is Minysphenia conopia. It is the type genus of Minyspheniinae.

It was assigned to Rhynchonellida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Minyspheniinae by Williams et al. (2002).

Species
M. conopia (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1988Minysphenia Grant p. 126
2002Minysphenia Sepkoski
2002Minysphenia Williams et al. p. 1232

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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
orderRhynchonellidaKuhn 1949
superfamilyLambdarinoideaBrunton and Champion 1974
familyLambdarinidaeBrunton and Champion 1974
subfamilyMinyspheniinaeSavage 1996
genusMinysphenia

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. †Minysphenia Grant 1988
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Minysphenia conopia Grant 1988
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available