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Hesperorthis dubia

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Hesperorthidae

Taxonomy
Hesperorthis dubia was named by Cooper (1956). Its type specimen is USNM 116919 and is a 3D body fossil.

It was corrected as Hesperorthis dubius by Ross (1966).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
H. evenkiensis, H. laurentia, H. orientalis, H. rubeli

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1956Hesperorthis dubia Cooper pp. 351 - 352 figs. Plate 51, B, figures 7-13
1966Hesperorthis dubius Ross

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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
superfamilyOrthoideaWoodward 1852
familyHesperorthidaeSchuchert and Cooper 1931
genusHesperorthisSchuchert and Cooper 1931
speciesdubiaCooper 1956

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.

†Hesperorthis dubia Cooper 1956
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available