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Hedstroemina orvikui

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Rafinesquinidae

Taxonomy
Rafinesquina (Rafinesquina) orvikui was named by Oraspold (1956). It is the type species of Virunites.

It was recombined as Kjaerina orvikui by Roomusoks (1993); it was recombined as Virunites orvikui by Roomusoks (2004); it was recombined as Hedstroemina orvikui by Cocks and Rong (2007).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1956Rafinesquina (Rafinesquina) orvikui Oraspold
1993Kjaerina orvikui Roomusoks p. 161 figs. pl. 1 f. 5-7
2004Virunites orvikui Roomusoks p. 41 figs. pl. 13 f. 5-9
2007Hedstroemina orvikui Cocks and Rong p. 2604 figs. 1727.1a-d

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
RankNameAuthor
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classStrophomenataWilliams et al 1996
orderStrophomenidaOpik 1934
superfamilyStrophomenoideaKing 1846
familyRafinesquinidaeSchuchert 1893
subfamilyRafinesquininaeSchuchert 1893
genusHedstroeminaBancroft 1929
speciesorvikui()

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.

Hedstroemina orvikui Oraspold 1956
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Diagnosis
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