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Paralenorthis minusculus

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Orthidae

Taxonomy
Orthis minusculus was named by Phleger (1933). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is The Elbow of Mazourka Canyon, which is in a Whiterockian shallow subtidal limestone in the Badger Flat Formation of California.

It was recombined as Orthambonites minusculus by Cooper (1956), Greife and Langenheim (1963) and Berry et al. (1979); it was recombined as Orthambonites minisculus by Ross (1970); it was recombined as Paralenorthis minusculus by Jaanusson and Bassett (1993).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1933Orthis minusculus Phleger, Jr. p. 7 figs. Plate II, FIgs. 6, 7
1956Orthambonites minusculus Cooper p. 305
1963Orthambonites minusculus Greife and Langenheim, Jr. p. 571 figs. Pl. 65, fig. 5
1970Orthambonites minisculus Ross
1979Orthambonites minusculus Berry et al. p. 103
1993Paralenorthis minusculus Jaanusson and Bassett

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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
superfamilyOrthoideaWoodward 1852
familyOrthidaeWoodward 1852
genusParalenorthisHavlicek and Branisa 1980
speciesminusculus()

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.

Paralenorthis minusculus Phleger, Jr. 1933
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Diagnosis
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