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Metaplasia paucicostata

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Ambocoeliidae

Taxonomy
Spirifer paucicostatus was named by Schuchert (1913).

It was recombined as Metaplasia paucicostata by Boucot (1959) and Johnson (1970).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1913Spirifer paucicostatus Schuchert p. 402 figs. Pl. 68, figs. 30, 31
1959Metaplasia paucicostata Boucot figs. Pl. 2, figs. 12, 13
1970Metaplasia paucicostata Johnson pp. 214 - 215 figs. Pl. 70, figs. 12-25

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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
orderSpiriferida
suborderSpiriferidina
superfamilyAmbocoelioideaGeorge 1931
familyAmbocoeliidae
subfamilyAmbocoeliinae
genusMetaplasia
speciespaucicostata(Schuchert 1913)

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.

Metaplasia paucicostata Schuchert 1913
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available