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Megathiris bidiscoidea

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Megathyrididae

Taxonomy
Megathiris bidiscoidea was named by Simon (1992). Its type specimen is IRScNB-IST 10511, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1992Megathiris bidiscoidea Simon p. 124 figs. Pl 1, figs 1-8; pl 3, figs 1-4
1998Megathiris bidiscoidea Simon p. 204 figs. Pl 6, fig 8; text-fig 5

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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
orderTerebratulida
suborderTerebratellidinaMuir-Wood 1955
superfamilyMegathyridoideaDall 1870
familyMegathyrididaeDall 1870
genusMegathirisd'Orbigny 1847
speciesbidiscoidea

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.

†Megathiris bidiscoidea Simon 1992
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Diagnosis
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