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Rhapdopleura

Pterobranchia - Rhabdopleuridae

Taxonomy
Rhapdopleura was named by Allman (1869) [Sepkoski's age data: Cm uMid R Sepkoski's reference number: 1059]. It is extant. It was considered unknown by Mitchell et al. (2013).

It was assigned to Rhabdopleurida by Sepkoski (2002); to Graptolithina by Mitchell et al. (2013); and to Rhabdopleuridae by Maletz (2014).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1869Rhapdopleura Allman p. 58
2002Rhapdopleura Sepkoski
2013Rhapdopleura Mitchell et al.
2014Rhapdopleura Maletz p. 487

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
RankNameAuthor
phylumHemichordataBateson 1885
classPterobranchiaLankester 1877
subclassGraptolithina(Bronn 1849)
familyRhabdopleuridaeHarmer 1905
genusRhapdopleuraAllman 1869

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.

G. Rhapdopleura Allman 1869
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available