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Lipanorthis andinus

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Plectorthidae

Taxonomy
Lipanorthis andinus was named by Benedetto and Carrasco (2002). Its type specimen is CEGH–UNC 20443., a valve (External and internal molds of a ventral valve), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Ch-6a. Quebrada Chalala, Purmamarca, which is in a Tremadoc offshore mudstone in the Coquena Formation of Argentina. It is the type species of Lipanorthis.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Lipanorthis andinus Benedetto and Carrasco p. 657 figs. 6.12-25

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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
suborderOrthidinaSchuchert and Cooper 1932
superfamilyPlectorthoideaSchuchert and Le Vene 1929
familyPlectorthidaeSchuchert and Le Vene 1929
genusLipanorthis
speciesandinus

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.

†Lipanorthis andinus Benedetto and Carrasco 2002
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available