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Hesperonomia uzunbulakensis

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Hesperonomiidae

Taxonomy
Hesperonomia uzunbulakensis was named by Nikitina et al. (2006) [Hesperonomia? uzunbulakensis]. Its type specimen is USNM 485020, a valve (dorsal internal mould), and it is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2006Hesperonomia uzunbulakensis Nikitina et al. pp. 197 - 198 fig. 32.15–19

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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
orderOrthidaSchuchert and Cooper 1932
suborderOrthidinaSchuchert and Cooper 1932
superfamilyOrthoideaWoodward 1852
familyHesperonomiidaeUlrich and Cooper 1936
genusHesperonomiaUlrich and Cooper 1936
speciesuzunbulakensis

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.

Hesperonomia uzunbulakensis Nikitina et al. 2006
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
O. I. Nikitina et al. 2006Shell transversely semioval, planoconvex to ventribiconvex, ramicostellate; delthyrium and notothyrium open; ventral muscle scars short, confined largely to delthyrial cavity; vascula media widely divergent; brachiophore bases subparallel to hinge line.