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Rhynchonella obesula

Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Rhynchonellidae

Taxonomy
Rhynchonella obesula was named by Whiteaves (1876). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is GSC loc. 13619, which is in a Callovian/Callovian marine horizon in the Yakoun Formation of Canada.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1876Rhynchonella obesula Whiteaves p. 302 figs. Pl. 39, Fig. 3, 3a, 4
1933Rhynchonella obesula Crickmay p. 874

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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
orderRhynchonellidaKuhn 1949
superfamilyRhynchonelloidead'Orbigny 1847
familyRhynchonellidaeGray 1848
subfamilyRhynchonellinaeGray 1848
genusRhynchonellaFischer 1809
speciesobesulaWhiteaves 1876

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.

†Rhynchonella obesula Whiteaves 1876
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available