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Gnamptorhynchos orbiculoidea

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Platystrophiidae

Taxonomy
Platystrophia orbiculoidea was named by Jin and Chatterton (1997) [= Platystrophia sp. Amsden 1974 p. 32, p. 6, figs. 5a–e. = Platystrophia cf. P. daytonensis; Stott and Jin 2007 p. 453, figs. 6–10.]. Its type specimen is UA 10499 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Section AV4B, Level 112 m, Whittaker Fm., Avalanche Lake Area, Mackenzie Mts., which is in a Hirnantian open shallow subtidal limestone/shale in the Whittaker Formation of Canada.

It was recombined as Gnamptorhynchos orbiculoidea by Jin and Zhan (2000) and Jin and Harper (2024).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1997Platystrophia orbiculoidea Jin and Chatterton
2000Gnamptorhynchos orbiculoidea Jin and Zhan p. 986
2024Gnamptorhynchos orbiculoidea Jin and Harper pp. 10 - 13 fig. 6

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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
superfamilyPlectorthoideaSchuchert and Le Vene 1929
familyPlatystrophiidaeSchuchert 1929
genusGnamptorhynchos
speciesorbiculoidea()

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.

†Gnamptorhynchos orbiculoidea Jin and Chatterton 1997
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Diagnosis
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