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Paramentzelia

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferinida - Mentzeliidae

Taxonomy
Paramentzelia was named by Xu (1978) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr]. Its type is Paramentzelia ovata.

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

Species
P. ovata (type species), P. subsphaerica

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1978Paramentzelia Xu p. 293
2002Paramentzelia Sepkoski
2006Paramentzelia Williams et al. p. 1936
2016Paramentzelia He and Chen p. 976

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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)
familyMentzeliidaeDagys 1974
subfamilyMentzeliinaeDagys 1974
genusParamentzelia

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. †Paramentzelia Xu 1978
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available