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Anoplia elongata

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Anopliidae

Taxonomy
Anoplia elongata was named by Johnson (1970). Its type specimen is USNM 157005, a valve, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
A. azucenae, A. hercynia, A. nucleata

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1970Anoplia elongata Johnson pp. 137 - 138 figs. Pl. 34, figs. 5-15

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
—Lophophorata
—PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
RankNameAuthor
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classStrophomenataWilliams et al 1996
orderStrophomenidaOpik 1934
superfamilyChonetoidea
familyAnopliidaeMuir-Wood 1962
subfamilyAnopliinaeMuir-Wood 1962
genusAnoplia
specieselongata

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.

†Anoplia elongata Johnson 1970
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
J. G. Johnson 1970Anoplia with a broad umbo and an elongate outline. Shells deeply concavo-convex.