Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Cliftonia psittacina

Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Triplesiidae

Taxonomy
Anomites psittacinus was named by Wahlenberg (1821). It is the type species of Cliftonia.

It was recombined as Cliftonia psittacina by Bergström (1968) and Hints and Harper (2015).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1968Cliftonia psittacina Bergström pp. 11-12 figs. pl. 4 f. 7–8; pl. 5 f. 1–2
2015Cliftonia psittacina Hints and Harper

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
RankNameAuthor
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classStrophomenataWilliams et al 1996
orderOrthotetidaWaagen 1884
suborderTriplesiidinaMoore 1952
superfamilyTriplesioideaSchuchert 1913
familyTriplesiidaeSchuchert 1913
genusCliftoniaFoerste 1909
speciespsittacina()

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.

Cliftonia psittacina Wahlenberg 1821
show all | hide all
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available