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Orthis (Plectorthis) christianiae

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Plectorthidae

Taxonomy
Orthis christianiae was named by Kjerulf (1865).

It was recombined as Eoorthis christianiae by Brøgger (1882); it was recombined as Orthis (Plectorthis) christianiae by Walcott (1905); it was recombined as Eoorthis christiania by Ebbestad (1999); it was recombined as Archaeorthis christianiae by Schuchert and Cooper (1932) and Hints and Harper (2003).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1865Orthis christianiae Kjerulf
1882Eoorthis christianiae Brøgger
1905Orthis (Plectorthis) christianiae Walcott p. 260
1932Archaeorthis christianiae Schuchert and Cooper p. 81
1999Eoorthis christiania Ebbestad
2003Archaeorthis christianiae Hints and Harper p. 34

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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
orderOrthidaSchuchert and Cooper 1932
suborderOrthidinaSchuchert and Cooper 1932
superfamilyPlectorthoideaSchuchert and Le Vene 1929
familyPlectorthidaeSchuchert and Le Vene 1929
genusOrthisHall and Clarke 1892
subgenusPlectorthis
specieschristianiae()

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
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