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Meganteris ovata

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Meganterididae

Taxonomy
Meganteris ovata was named by Maurer (1879). It is not extant. It is considered to be a form taxon.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. australis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1879Meganteris ovata Maurer

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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
orderTerebratulida
suborderTerebratulidina
superfamilyStringocephaloideaKing 1850
familyMeganterididaeSchuchert and LeVene 1929
subfamilyMeganteridinaeSchuchert and LeVene 1929
genusMeganterisSuess 1855
speciesovataMaurer 1879

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.

†Meganteris ovata Maurer 1879
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available