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Whitfieldella nitida

Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Meristellidae

Taxonomy
Atrypa nitida was named by Hall (1843). It is the type species of Whitfieldella.

It was recombined as Whitfieldella nitida by Bassett and Cocks (1974) and Jin and Chatterton (1997).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
W. marylandica, W. oblata

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1974Whitfieldella nitida Bassett and Cocks
1997Whitfieldella nitida Jin and Chatterton

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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
orderAthyrididaBoucot et al. 1964
suborderAthyrididinaBoucot et al. 1964
superfamilyMeristelloideaWaagen 1883
familyMeristellidaeWaagen 1883
subfamilyWhitfieldellinae
genusWhitfieldellaHall and Clarke 1893
speciesnitida(Hall 1843)

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.

†Whitfieldella nitida Hall 1843
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available