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Tethyspirinae

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferinida - Mentzeliidae

Taxonomy
Tethyspirinae was named by Carter (1994). Its type is Tethyspira.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1994Tethyspirinae Carter
2016Tethyspirinae He and Chen p. 976

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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
orderSpiriferinidaIvanova 1972
suborderSpiriferinidinaIvanova 1972
superfamilySpiriferinoidea(Davidson 1884)
familyMentzeliidaeDagys 1974
subfamilyTethyspirinaeCarter 1994
subfamilyTethyspirinaeCarter 1994

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.

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