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] Phylum Brachiopoda Duméril, 1806 Subphylum Linguliformea Williams, Carlson, Brunton, Holmer et Popov, 1996, Class Lingulata Gorjansky et Popov, 1985[2] Subphylum Craniiformea Popov, Basset, Holmer et Laurie, 1993, Class Craniata Williams, Carlson, Brunton, Holmer et Popov, 1996[3] Subphylum Rhynchonelliformea Williams, Carlson, Brunton, Holmer et Popov, 1996, Class Rhynchonellata Williams, Carlson, Brunton, Holmer et Popov, 1996[4] Subphylum Rhynchonelliformea Williams, Carlson, Brunton, Holmer et Popov, 1996, Class Rhynchonellata Williams, Carlson, Brunton, Holmer et Popov, 1996[4] Subphylum Rhynchonelliformea Williams, Carlson, Brunton, Holmer et Popov, 1996, Class Rhynchonellata Williams, Carlson, Brunton, Holmer et Popov, 1996[4] Suborder Terebratulidina Waagen, 1883 Suborder Terebratellidina Muir-Wood, 1955 Suborder Uncertain This article incorporates text by Emig C. C., Bitner M. A.
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