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Rhombothyris extensa

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Sellithyrididae

Taxonomy
Terebratula extensa was named by Meyer (1864). It is the type species of Rhombothyris.

It was recombined as Rhombothyris extensa by Middlemiss (1959) and Cooper (1983).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1864Terebratula extensa Meyer p. 252 figs. Pl. 12, Fig. 1-4
1959Rhombothyris extensa Middlemiss p. 101 figs. Pl. 15, Fig. 1-2; Text Fig. 2-4
1983Rhombothyris extensa Cooper p. 216

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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
suborderTerebratulidina
superfamilyTerebratuloidea(Gray 1840)
familySellithyrididaeMuir - Wood 1965
subfamilyRectithyridinaeMuir-Wood 1965
genusRhombothyris
speciesextensa(Meyer 1864)

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.

Rhombothyris extensa Meyer 1864
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