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Whitfieldella

Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Meristellidae

Taxonomy
Whitfieldella was named by Hall and Clarke (1893). Its type is Atrypa nitida. It is the type genus of Whitfieldellinae.

It was assigned to Hyattidininae by Sheehan (1977); to Hindellinae by Bassett and Cocks (1974) and Jin and Chatterton (1997); to Whitfieldellinae by Williams et al. (2002); and to Spiriferida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1893Whitfieldella Hall and Clarke
1974Whitfieldella Bassett and Cocks
1977Whitfieldella Sheehan
1997Whitfieldella Jin and Chatterton
2002Whitfieldella Sepkoski
2002Whitfieldella Williams et al. p. 1566

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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
orderAthyrididaBoucot et al. 1964
suborderAthyrididinaBoucot et al. 1964
superfamilyMeristelloideaWaagen 1883
familyMeristellidaeWaagen 1883
subfamilyWhitfieldellinae
genusWhitfieldellaHall and Clarke 1893

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. †Whitfieldella Hall and Clarke 1893
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Whitfieldella billingsana Meek and Worthen 1868
Whitfieldella nitida Hall 1843
Whitfieldella pygmaea Jin et al. 1993
Whitfieldella sulcatina Jin et al. 1993
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available