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Brachiopoda (lamp shell)

Taxonomy

Brachiopoda was named as a phylum. It is extant.

It was reranked as the class Brachiopoda by Martin (1904).

It was assigned to Molluscoidea by Martin (1904); to Phoronozoa by Zrzavy et al. (1998); and to Metazoa by Sepkoski (2002).

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Synonyms

Inarticulata was named by Huxley (1869) [original rank definitely order]. It is extant.

It was considered an invalid subgroup of Brachiopoda by Carlson (2001); it was reranked as the class Inarticulata by Barnes (1998) and Sepkoski (2002).

It was assigned to Brachiopoda by Huxley (1869); and to Brachiopoda by Zrzavy et al. (1998), Barnes (1998) and Sepkoski (2002).
Lyopomata was named by Owen (1858).

It was considered an invalid subgroup of Brachiopoda by Carlson (2001).
Arthropomata was named by Owen (1858).

It was considered an invalid subgroup of Brachiopoda by Carlson (2001).
Ecardines was named by Bronn (1862) [original rank possibly subclass or "division"].

It was considered an invalid subgroup of Brachiopoda by Carlson (2001).
Testicardines was named by Bronn (1862) [original rank possibly subclass or "division"].

It was considered an invalid subgroup of Brachiopoda by Carlson (2001).
Articulata was named by Huxley (1869) [original rank definitely order]. It is extant.

It was considered an invalid subgroup of Brachiopoda by Carlson (2001); it was reranked as the class Articulata by Boucot and Johnson (1964), Barnes (1998) and Sepkoski (2002).

It was assigned to Brachiopoda by Huxley (1869); and to Brachiopoda by Boucot and Johnson (1964), Barnes (1998) and Sepkoski (2002).
Ancylopoda was named by Gray (1848) [original rank possibly subclass].

It was considered an invalid subgroup of Brachiopoda by Carlson (2001).
Helictopoda was named by Gray (1848) [original rank definitely subclass].

It was considered an invalid subgroup of Brachiopoda by Carlson (2001).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1848	Ancylopoda Gray
1848	Helictopoda Gray
1858	Arthropomata Owen
1858	Lyopomata Owen
1862	Ecardines Bronn
1862	Testicardines Bronn
1869	Articulata Huxley
1869	Inarticulata Huxley p. 116
1904	Brachiopoda Martin p. 402
1964	Articulata Boucot and Johnson p. 3
1998	Articulata Barnes
1998	Inarticulata Barnes
1998	Brachiopoda Zrzavy et al.
1998	Inarticulata Zrzavy et al.
2002	Articulata Sepkoski, Jr.
2002	Brachiopoda Sepkoski, Jr.
2002	Inarticulata Sepkoski, Jr.

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