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Gerkispira

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Gerkispiridae

Taxonomy
Gerkispira is a genus. It is not extant. It is the type genus of Gerkispiridae.

It was assigned to Spiriferida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Gerkispiridae by Williams et al. (2006).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Gerkispira Sepkoski
2006Gerkispira Williams et al. p. 1765

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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
orderSpiriferida
suborderSpiriferidina
superfamilyMartinioidea
familyGerkispiridaeCarter 1985
genusGerkispira

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available