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Mesochorispira grimesi

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Spiriferidae

Taxonomy
Spirifer grimesi was named by Hall (1858). It is the type species of Mesochorispira.

It was recombined as Mesochorispira grimesi by Carter (1992).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1858Spirifer grimesi Hall
1992Mesochorispira grimesi Carter

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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
speciesgrimesi(Hall 1858)

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available