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Tropeothyris islarensis

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Sellithyrididae

Taxonomy
Tropeothyris islarensis was named by Middlemiss (1984). Its type specimen is BM BB 84719, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Islares, which is in an Albian reef, buildup or bioherm marl/limestone in the Miono Formation of Spain.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1984Tropeothyris islarensis Middlemiss p. 598 figs. Pl. 3, Fig. 4-5; Pl. 4, Fig. 1-3; Txt. Fig. 9-10

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
—Lophophorata
—PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
RankNameAuthor
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classRhynchonellataWilliams et al. 1996
orderTerebratulida
suborderTerebratulidina
superfamilyTerebratuloidea(Gray 1840)
familySellithyrididaeMuir - Wood 1965
subfamilyRectithyridinaeMuir-Wood 1965
genusTropeothyrisSmirnova 1972
speciesislarensis

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.

†Tropeothyris islarensis Middlemiss 1984
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Diagnosis
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