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Gryphus sphenoideus

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Terebratulidae

Taxonomy
Terebratula sphenoidea was named by Philippi (1844).

It was recombined as Stenosarina sphenoidea by Cooper (1983); it was recombined as Gryphus sphenoideus by Gaetani and Sacca (1984) and Gaetani and Sacca (1985).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1844Terebratula sphenoidea Philippi
1865Terebratula benoitiana Seguenza
1983Stenosarina sphenoidea Cooper p. 272 figs. Pl 14, figs 9-14
1984Gryphus sphenoideus Gaetani and Sacca p. 419 figs. Pl 50, figs 1-6; pl 51, figs 1,2; text-fig 1
1985Gryphus sphenoideus Gaetani and Sacca p. 13 figs. Pl 5, figs 8-12; pl 6, figs 6-9

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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
orderTerebratulida
suborderTerebratulidina
superfamilyTerebratuloidea(Gray 1840)
familyTerebratulidaeGray 1840
subfamilyGryphinaeSahni 1929
genusGryphusMegerle von Mühlfeld 1811
speciessphenoideus(Philippi 1844)

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.

Gryphus sphenoideus Philippi 1844
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Invalid names: Terebratula benoitiana Seguenza 1865 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available