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Dispheniidae

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Dispheniidae

Taxonomy
Dispheniidae was named by Grant (1988). Its type is Disphenia.

It was assigned to Zeilleriacea by Grant (1988); and to Gwynioidea by Halamski et al. (2015).

Subtaxa
Albasphinae, Disphenia (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1988Dispheniidae Grant p. 129
2015Dispheniidae Halamski et al. p. 565

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
RankNameAuthor
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classRhynchonellataWilliams et al. 1996
orderTerebratulida
suborderGwyniidina
superfamilyGwynioidea
familyDispheniidae
familyDispheniidae

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.

Fm. †Dispheniidae Grant 1988
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Subfm. †Albasphinae Halamski and Bitner 2015
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G. †Albasphe Halamski et al. 2015
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Albasphe albertimagni Halamski et al. 2015
G. †Zellania Moore 1855
G. †Disphenia Grant 1988
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Disphenia myiodes Grant 1988
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
A. T. Halamski et al. 2015Gwynioidea possessing either a dorsal or a ventral septum with an intra-septal cavity.