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List of living brachiopod species

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The following is a taxonomy of extant (living) Brachiopoda by Emig, Bitner & Álvarez (2019). There are over 400 living species and over 120 living genera of brachiopods classified within 3 classes and 5 orders, listed below. Extinct groups are not listed.[1]

Major groups

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Phylum Brachiopoda Duméril, 1806

Subphylum Linguliformea Williams, Carlson, Brunton, Holmer et Popov, 1996, Class Lingulata Gorjansky et Popov, 1985[2]

Order Lingulida Waagen, 1885

Order Craniida

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Subphylum Craniiformea Popov, Basset, Holmer et Laurie, 1993, Class Craniata Williams, Carlson, Brunton, Holmer et Popov, 1996[3]

Order Craniida Waagen, 1885

Subphylum Rhynchonelliformea Williams, Carlson, Brunton, Holmer et Popov, 1996, Class Rhynchonellata Williams, Carlson, Brunton, Holmer et Popov, 1996[4]

Order Rhynchonellida Kuhn, 1949

Subphylum Rhynchonelliformea Williams, Carlson, Brunton, Holmer et Popov, 1996, Class Rhynchonellata Williams, Carlson, Brunton, Holmer et Popov, 1996[4]

Order Thecideida Elliot, 1958

Subphylum Rhynchonelliformea Williams, Carlson, Brunton, Holmer et Popov, 1996, Class Rhynchonellata Williams, Carlson, Brunton, Holmer et Popov, 1996[4]

Order Terebratulida Waagen, 1883

Suborder Terebratulidina Waagen, 1883

Suborder Terebratellidina Muir-Wood, 1955

Suborder Uncertain

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Suborder Uncertain

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Emig C. C., Bitner M. A. & Álvarez F., 2019. Brachiopoda database. Accessed 2020-09-27.
  2. ^ Emig C. C., Bitner M. A. & Álvarez F., 2019. Linguliformea. Brachiopoda database. Accessed 2020-09-27.
  3. ^ Emig C. C., Bitner M. A. & Álvarez F., 2019. Craniiformea. Brachiopoda database. Accessed 2020-09-27.
  4. ^ a b c Emig C. C., Bitner M. A. & Álvarez F., 2019. Rhynchonelliformea. Brachiopoda database. Accessed 2020-09-27.

 This article incorporates text by Emig C. C., Bitner M. A. & Álvarez F. available under the CC BY 3.0 license.