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Fallax neocaledonensis Laurin, 1997

Source-backed taxonomic record

Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Fallax neocaledonensis Laurin, 1997
Name authority
Laurin, 1997
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Brachiopoda
Class
Rhynchonellata
Order
Terebratulida
Family
Aulacothyropsidae
Genus
Fallax
Extinction status
Not supplied by this source

Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumBrachiopoda Duméril, 1805
  4. subphylumRhynchonelliformea Williams, Carlson, Brunton, Holmer & Popov, 1996
  5. classRhynchonellata Williams, Carlson, Brunton, Holmer & Popov, 1996
  6. orderTerebratulida Waagen, 1883
  7. suborderTerebratellidina Muir-Wood, 1955
  8. superfamilyKingenoidea Elliot, 1948
  9. familyAulacothyropsidae Dagys, 1972
  10. subfamilyBabukellinae MacKinnon, Smirnova & Lee, 2002
  11. genusFallax Atkins, 1960
  12. speciesFallax neocaledonensis Laurin, 1997

Close classified relatives

No other member of this genus is present in the selected snapshot.

Browse 1 records assigned to Aulacothyropsidae.

Names & synonyms

Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.

Recorded nameSource status
Laurinia neocaledonensis (Laurin, 1997) (Laurin, 1997)synonym

Source literature & publication evidence

References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.

  1. Laurin, B. (1997). Brachiopodes récoltés dans les eaux de la Nouvelle-Calédonie et des îles Loyauté, Matthew et Chesterfield. In: Crosnier, A. (Ed.) Résultats Des Campagnes MUSORSTOM 18. Mémoires Du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle. Série A, Zoologie, 176, 411–471. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:3DTQ9. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.