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Mentzelioides

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferinida - Spiriferinidae

Taxonomy
Mentzelioides was named by Dagys (1974) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Nori Sepkoski's reference number: 538].

It was assigned to Spiriferida by Sepkoski (2002); to Spiriferininae by Williams et al. (2006); and to Jiangdaspiriferinae by He and Chen (2016).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1974Mentzelioides Dagys p. 130
2002Mentzelioides Sepkoski
2006Mentzelioides Williams et al. p. 1930
2016Mentzelioides He and Chen p. 975

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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
orderSpiriferinidaIvanova 1972
suborderSpiriferinidinaIvanova 1972
superfamilySpiriferinoidea(Davidson 1884)
familySpiriferinidaeDavidson 1884
subfamilyJiangdaspiriferinaeCarter 1994
genusMentzelioides

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. †Mentzelioides Dagys 1974
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Mentzelioides baiyuensis Sun and Shi 1985
Mentzelioides budensis Hofmann 1874
Mentzelioides halobiarum Bittner 1890
Mentzelioides myrina Bittner 1892
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available