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Meganteris

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Meganterididae

Taxonomy
Meganteris was named by Suess (1855) [Sepkoski's age data: D Sieg D Emsi Sepkoski's reference number: 25]. It is not extant. It is the type genus of Meganteridinae, Meganterididae.

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

Species
Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1855Meganteris Suess
2002Meganteris Sepkoski
2006Meganteris Williams et al. p. 2009

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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

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. †Meganteris Suess 1855
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Meganteris ovata Maurer 1879
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available