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Mesochorispira

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Spiriferidae

Taxonomy
Mesochorispira was named by Carter (1992). Its type is Spirifer grimesi.

It was assigned to Spiriferinae by Waterhouse (2004) and Shi et al. (2005).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1992Mesochorispira Carter
2004Mesochorispira Waterhouse
2005Mesochorispira Shi et al.

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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
orderSpiriferida
suborderSpiriferidina
superfamilySpiriferoidea()
familySpiriferidae
subfamilySpiriferinae
genusMesochorispiraCarter 1992

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. †Mesochorispira Carter 1992
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available