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Pinnocaris americana

Rostroconchia - Ribeirioida - Ribeiriidae

Taxonomy
Pinnocaris americana was named by Pojeta and Runnegar (1976). Its type specimen is USNM 209898, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Elkader, which is in a Shermanian carbonate limestone in the Dunleith Formation of Iowa.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1976Pinnocaris americana Pojeta and Runnegar
2023Pinnocaris americana Wagner p. 3111

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classRostroconchia
orderRibeirioida
superfamilyRibeirioidea
familyRibeiriidae
genusPinnocaris
speciesamericana

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.

†Pinnocaris americana Pojeta and Runnegar 1976
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available