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Schizotreta elliptica

Lingulata - Lingulida - Discinidae

Taxonomy
Orbicula elliptica was named by Kutorga (1846). It is the type species of Schizotreta.

It was recombined as Schizotreta elliptica by Mitchell (1977), Holmer (1986), Holmer (1989) and Hansen and Holmer (2011).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1977Schizotreta elliptica Mitchell
1986Schizotreta elliptica Holmer
1989Schizotreta elliptica Holmer
2011Schizotreta elliptica Hansen and Holmer

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
RankNameAuthor
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumLinguliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classLingulataGorjansky and Popov 1985
orderLingulidaWaagen 1885
superfamilyDiscinoidea(Gray 1840)
familyDiscinidaeGray 1840
genusSchizotretaKutorga 1848
specieselliptica(Kutorga 1846)

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.

Schizotreta elliptica Kutorga 1846
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available