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Pentamerella wintereri

Rhynchonellata - Pentamerida - Clorindidae

Taxonomy
Pentamerella wintereri was named by Johnson (1966).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. alpenensis, P. davidsoni

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1966Pentamerella wintereri Johnson p. 161 figs. Pl. 23, figs. 23-35
1970Pentamerella wintereri Johnson p. 258 figs. Plate 52, figs. 1-10

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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
orderPentameridaSchuchert and Cooper 1931
suborderPentameridinaSchuchert and Cooper 1931
superfamilyClorindoideaRzhonsnitskaia 1956
familyClorindidaeRzhonsnitskaia 1956
subfamilyPentamerellinaeSapelnikov 1973
genusPentamerella
specieswintereriJohnson 1966

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.

†Pentamerella wintereri Johnson 1966
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
J. G. Johnson 1970Biconvex, plicate exterior with ventral sulcus and dorsal fold; outer plates of brachial valve converge toward midline at floor of valve.