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Pentamerella arata

Rhynchonellata - Pentamerida - Clorindidae

Taxonomy
Atrypa arata was named by Conrad (1841). It is the type species of Pentamerella.

It was recombined as Pentamerella arata by Hall (1867), Boucot and Johnson (1968) and Feldman (1985).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1841Atrypa arata Conrad
1867Pentamerella arata Hall p. 375 figs. pl. 58, figs. 1-12
1968Pentamerella arata Boucot and Johnson p. 8 figs. Pl 1, figs 28-36
1985Pentamerella arata Feldman pp. 312 - 313 figs. llA, B, D, 12A-D, 13

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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
suborderPentameridinaSchuchert and Cooper 1931
superfamilyClorindoideaRzhonsnitskaia 1956
familyClorindidaeRzhonsnitskaia 1956
subfamilyPentamerellinaeSapelnikov 1973
genusPentamerella
speciesarata(Conrad 1841)

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.

Pentamerella arata Conrad 1841
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available