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Eccentrotheca

Taxonomy
Eccentrotheca was named by Landing et al. (1980) [Sepkoski's age data: Cm Tomm-l Cm Boto-l Sepkoski's reference number: 655,1006]. It was considered monophyletic by Skovsted et al. (2008).

It was assigned to Tommotiidae by Landing (1984) and Hinz (1987); to Tommotiida by Sepkoski (2002); to Phoronida by Skovsted et al. (2008); and to Brachiopoda by Balthasar et al. (2009).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1980Eccentrotheca Landing et al. p. 404
1984Eccentrotheca Landing p. 1392
1987Eccentrotheca Hinz p. 80
2002Eccentrotheca Sepkoski
2008Eccentrotheca Skovsted et al.
2009Eccentrotheca Balthasar et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
RankNameAuthor
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
genusEccentrotheca

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. †Eccentrotheca Landing et al. 1980
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Eccentrotheca guano Bengtson et al. 1990
Eccentrotheca kanesia Landing et al. 1980
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
C. B. Skovsted et al. 2008Eccentrotheca represent stem-group Phoronida.