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Sellithyris upwarensis

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Sellithyrididae

Taxonomy
Terebratula sella upwarensis was named by Walker (1870). Its type specimen is BMNH 67594 (Walker coll.) and is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Sellithyris upwarensis by Middlemiss (1959).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
S. deningeri

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1870Terebratula sella upwarensis Walker p. 562
1959Sellithyris upwarensis Middlemiss p. 118 figs. Pl. 16, Fig. 7-9; Text Fig. 11-12

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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
subfamilySellithyridinaeMuir-Wood 1965
genusSellithyris
speciesupwarensis(Walker 1870)

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.

†Sellithyris upwarensis Walker 1870
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Diagnosis
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