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Plectodonta petila

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Sowerbyellidae

Taxonomy
Plectodonta petila was named by Amsden (1958). Its type specimen is OU-1069 and is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. biplex, P. minor, P. millinensis, P. heterosinus, P. mimica, P. orientalis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1958Plectodonta petila Amsden pp. 93 - 94 figs. Plate XIII, figures 8-17

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
—Lophophorata
—PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
RankNameAuthor
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classStrophomenataWilliams et al 1996
orderStrophomenidaOpik 1934
superfamilyPlectambonitoideaJones 1928
familySowerbyellidaeOpik 1930
subfamilySowerbyellinaeOpik 1930
genusPlectodontaKozlowski 1929
speciespetila

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.

†Plectodonta petila Amsden 1958
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available