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Metacamarella kopalica

Rhynchonellata - Pentamerida - Parallelelasmatidae

Taxonomy
Metacamarella kopalica was named by Nikitina et al. (2006). Its type specimen is USNM 485082, a shell (complete shell), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Locality 126. Section II. Eastern side of the Kopalysai valley, which is in an Abereiddian carbonate limestone in the Uzunbulak Formation of Kazakhstan.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2006Metacamarella kopalica Nikitina et al. pp. 208 - 209 figs. 37.10–13; 40.A, B

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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
orderPentameridaSchuchert and Cooper 1931
suborderSyntrophiidinaUlrich and Cooper 1936
superfamilyCamerelloideaHall and Clarke 1894
familyParallelelasmatidaeCooper 1956
genusMetacamarella
specieskopalica

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.

Metacamarella kopalica Nikitina et al. 2006
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
O. I. Nikitina et al. 2006Subtriangular, dorsibiconvex shell covered by fine capillae and 6–11 coarse plicae originating slightly posterior to the mid length.