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Orthonychia chesterense

Gastropoda - Cyrtoneritida - Orthonychiidae

Taxonomy
Platyceras (Orthonychia) chesterense was named by Meek and Worthen (1867) [Platyceras (Orthonychia) chesterense Meek & Worthen 1867]. It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Platyceras chesterense by Keyes (1888); it was recombined as Capulus chesterensis by Keyes (1890) and Keyes (1890); it was recombined as Orthonychia chesterensis by Keyes (1894) and Thein and Nitecki (1974); it was recombined as Orthonychia chesterense by Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1867Platyceras (Orthonychia) chesterense Meek and Worthen p. 265
1888Platyceras chesterense Keyes figs. pl. 1 f. 4-5
1890Capulus chesterensis Keyes p. 9
1894Orthonychia chesterensis Keyes pp. 191 - 192 figs. pl. 54 f. 1a-d
1974Orthonychia chesterensis Thein and Nitecki pp. 125 - 135 figs. f. 53-59
2023Orthonychia chesterense Wagner p. 6141

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassNeritimorpha
orderCyrtoneritida()
familyOrthonychiidae
genusOrthonychia
specieschesterense()

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.

Orthonychia chesterense Meek and Worthen 1867
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