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Cariniferella alleni

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Dalmanellidae

Taxonomy
Cariniferella alleni was named by Cooper and Dutro (1982). Its type specimen is USNM 200831, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. heckeri

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1982Cariniferella alleni Cooper and Dutro pp. 40 - 41 figs. pl. 1 f. 27-47; pl. 3 f. 17-25

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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
suborderDalmanellidinaMoore 1952
superfamilyDalmanelloideaSchuchert 1913
familyDalmanellidaeSchuchert 1913
subfamilyCortezorthinaeJohnson and Talent 1967
genusCariniferella
speciesalleni

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.

†Cariniferella alleni Cooper and Dutro 1982
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
G. A. Cooper and J. T. Dutro 1982Roundly subquadrate Cariniferella having narrow fold, deep sulcus and fairly strong biconvexity.