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Brachyzyga

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Meganterididae

Taxonomy
Brachyzyga is a genus. It is not extant. It is the type genus of Brachyzyginae.

It was assigned to Terebratulida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Brachyzyginae by Williams et al. (2006).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Brachyzyga Sepkoski
2006Brachyzyga Williams et al. p. 2012

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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
subfamilyBrachyzyginaeCloud 1942
genusBrachyzyga

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available