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Litothyris

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Skelidorygmidae

Taxonomy
Litothyris is a genus. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Spiriferida by Sepkoski (2002); to Skelidorygminae by Waterhouse (2004); and to Skelidorygmidae by Williams et al. (2006).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Litothyris Sepkoski
2004Litothyris Waterhouse
2006Litothyris Williams et al. p. 1823

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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
superfamilyBrachythyridoideaFrederiks 1924
familySkelidorygmidaeCarter 1994
genusLitothyris

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