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Mendacella uberis

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Rhipidomellidae

Taxonomy
Orthis aequivalva was named by Billings (1866). It is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Mendacella.

It was corrected as Orthis uberis by Billings (1866); it was recombined as Mendacella uberis by Li and Copper (2006), Jin and Zhan (2008) and Rubel (2011).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1865Orthis aequivalva Shaler p. 48
1866Orthis uberis Billings p. 42
1866Orthis aequivalva Billings p. 48
2006Mendacella uberis Li and Copper p. 48 figs. Plate 16, figures 18, 19, 24, 35
2008Mendacella uberis Jin and Zhan p. 38
2011Mendacella uberis Rubel

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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
orderOrthidaSchuchert and Cooper 1932
suborderDalmanellidinaMoore 1952
superfamilyDalmanelloideaSchuchert 1913
familyRhipidomellidaeSchuchert 1913
subfamilyRhipidomellinaeSchuchert 1913
genusMendacellaCooper 1930
speciesuberis(Billings 1866)

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.

Mendacella uberis Billings 1866
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Diagnosis
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