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Oxoplecia holstonensis

Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Triplesiidae

Taxonomy
Oxoplecia holstonensis was named by Willard (1928). Its type specimen is M.C.Z. 8632, a valve, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
O. nantensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1928Oxoplecia holstonensis Willard p. 287 figs. pl. 3, fig. 17
1956Oxoplecia holstonensis Cooper pp. 545 - 546 figs. Plate 99, J, figures 62-64; plate 100, G, figures 30-34; plate loi, D, figures 23-43

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
—Lophophorata
—PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
RankNameAuthor
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classStrophomenataWilliams et al 1996
orderOrthotetidaWaagen 1884
suborderTriplesiidinaMoore 1952
superfamilyTriplesioideaSchuchert 1913
familyTriplesiidaeSchuchert 1913
genusOxopleciaWilson 1913
speciesholstonensis

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.

†Oxoplecia holstonensis Willard 1928
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Diagnosis
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