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Kellerella

Rhynchonellata - Athyridida

Species
K. ditissima (type species), K. misiusi

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1996Kellerella Nikitin et al. pp. 93-94
1999Kellerella Popov et al. pp. 649 - 650
2007Kellerella Williams et al. p. 2763

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
RankNameAuthor
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classRhynchonellataWilliams et al. 1996
orderAthyrididaBoucot et al. 1964
suborderAthyrididinaBoucot et al. 1964
superfamilyMeristelloideaWaagen 1883
genusKellerella

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.

G. †Kellerella Nikitin et al. 1996
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Kellerella ditissima Nikitin et al. 1996
Kellerella misiusi Popov et al. 1999
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
I.F. Nikitin et al. 1996Shell ventribiconvex with parasulcate anterior margin; ventral sulcus and dorsal fold originating anterior to midlength; ventral interior with small teeth and rudimentary dental plates close to posterolateral margins of valve; dorsal interior with disjunct hinge plates; spiralia with apices directed laterally, with three to six whorls and discrete jugal processes directed posteroventrally