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Tropidoleptus

Rhynchonellata - Tropidoleptidae

Taxonomy
Tropidoleptus is a genus. It is not extant. Its type is Strophomena carinatus. It is the type genus of Tropidoleptidae.

It was assigned to Terebratulida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Tropidoleptidae by Williams et al. (2007).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Tropidoleptus Sepkoski
2007Tropidoleptus Williams et al. p. 2821

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
RankNameAuthor
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classRhynchonellataWilliams et al. 1996
familyTropidoleptidaeSchuchert 1896
genusTropidoleptus

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.

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Tropidoleptus carinatus Conrad 1839
Tropidoleptus platys Cooper and Dutro 1982
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available