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Glyptorthis subcircularis

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Glyptorthidae

Taxonomy
Glyptorthis subcircularis was named by Cooper (1956). Its type specimen is USNM 84015, a valve, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Decorah, which is in a Rocklandian deep subtidal shelf claystone/limestone in the Decorah Formation of Iowa.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1956Glyptorthis subcircularis Cooper pp. 374 - 375 figs. Plate 49, G, figures 33-40

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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
superfamilyOrthoideaWoodward 1852
familyGlyptorthidae(Schuchert and Cooper 1931)
genusGlyptorthisFoerste 1914
speciessubcircularis

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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Diagnosis
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