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Plectospira
Taxonomy
Plectospira was named by Cooper (1942) [Sepkoski's age data: D Sieg C Vise-l Sepkoski's reference number: 897,955]. It is the type genus of Plectospirinae.
It was assigned to Plectospirinae by Williams et al. (2002); and to Spiriferida by Sepkoski (2002).
It was assigned to Plectospirinae by Williams et al. (2002); and to Spiriferida by Sepkoski (2002).
Species
Species lacking formal opinion data
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1894 | Ptychospira Hall and Clarke p. 112 |
| 1942 | Plectospira Cooper p. 228 |
| 2002 | Plectospira Sepkoski |
| 2002 | Plectospira Williams et al. p. 1596 |
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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. †Plectospira Cooper 1942
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†Plectospira ferita von Buch 1835
†Plectospira problematica Girty 1926
Invalid names: Ptychospira Hall and Clarke 1894 [replaced]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available