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Janius nobilis

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Cyrtiidae

Taxonomy
Spirifer nobilis was named by Barrande (1848). It is the type species of Janius.

It was recombined as Janius nobilis by Bassett and Cocks (1974) and Jin and Chatterton (1997).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
J. irbitensis, J. sergaensis, J. velatus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1974Janius nobilis Bassett and Cocks
1997Janius nobilis 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
orderSpiriferida
suborderSpiriferidina
superfamilyCyrtioideaFrederiks 1924
familyCyrtiidaeFrederiks 1924
subfamilyEospiriferinaeSchuchert and Le Vene 1929
genusJaniusHavlicek 1957
speciesnobilis(Barrande 1848)

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.

†Janius nobilis Barrande 1848
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available