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Mentzeliidae

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferinida - Mentzeliidae

Taxonomy
Mentzeliidae was named by Dagys (1974).

It was assigned to Spiriferinoidea by He and Chen (2016).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1974Mentzeliidae Dagys
2016Mentzeliidae He and Chen p. 967

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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
orderSpiriferinidaIvanova 1972
suborderSpiriferinidinaIvanova 1972
superfamilySpiriferinoidea(Davidson 1884)
familyMentzeliidaeDagys 1974
familyMentzeliidaeDagys 1974

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. †Mentzeliidae Dagys 1974
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Subfm. †Madoinae He and Chen 2016
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G. †Madoia Sun and Ye 1982
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Madoia rostrata Sun and Ye 1982
Subfm. †Mentzeliinae Dagys 1974
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G. †Dagyssia Gaetani and Mantovani 2015
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Dagyssia multicostata Yang and Xu 1966
Dagyssia palaeotypus Loretz 1875
G. †Koeveskallina Dagys 1965
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Koeveskallina bifurcata Guo et al. 2019
Koeveskallina dalmani Klipstein 1843
Koeveskallina epichara Sun and Ye 1982
Koeveskallina media Sun and Ye 1982
Koeveskallina paleotypus Loretz 1875
Koeveskallina pannonica Bittner 1890
G. †Liaous He and Chen 2016
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Liaous shaiwensis He and Chen 2016
G. †Mentzelia Quenstedt 1871
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Mentzelia ampla Bittner 1890
Mentzelia balatonica Bittner 1890
Mentzelia glabra Dagys 1963
Mentzelia mentzeli Dunker 1851
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Invalid names: Spirifer medianus Quenstedt 1871 [synonym]
Mentzelia minor Sun and Ye 1982
Mentzelia naliensis Reed 1944
Mentzelia paucicostata Yang and Xu 1966
Mentzelia ptychitiphila Bittner 1890
Mentzelia rhaetica Pearson 1977
Mentzelia scabrula Jin et al. 1979
Mentzelia sinuata Dagys 1963
Mentzelia subspherica Yang and Xu 1966
G. †Paramentzelia Xu 1978
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Subfm. †Tethyspirinae Carter 1994
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G. †Ptychomentzelia Gaetani and Mantovani 2015
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G. †Tethyspira Siblík 1991
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Tethyspira persis Siblík 1991
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available