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Ornithella skidegatensis

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Zeilleriidae

Taxonomy
Terebratula skidegatensis was named by Whiteaves (1876). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is East side of Maude Island, which is in a Callovian marine sandstone in the Yakoun Formation of Canada.

It was recombined as Ornithella skidegatensis by Crickmay (1933).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
O. hudlestoni, O. juddi, O. pentagonalis, O. sartacensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1876Terebratula skidegatensis Whiteaves p. 301 figs. Pl. 37, Fig. 6-6a
1933Ornithella skidegatensis Crickmay p. 888

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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
orderTerebratulida
suborderTerebratellidinaMuir-Wood 1955
superfamilyZeillerioideaAllan 1940
familyZeilleriidaeAllan 1940
subfamilyVectellinae
genusOrnithella
speciesskidegatensis(Whiteaves 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.

†Ornithella skidegatensis Whiteaves 1876
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available