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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Brachiopoda |
| Class: | Rhynchonellata |
| Order: | †Protorthida |
| Family: | †Protorthidae |
| Genus: | †Glyptoria |
Glyptoria is a genus of protorthid brachiopod with a ventral spondylium. It is characterized by a free apical plate in the ventral valve interior and a distinctive coarse, lamellose ornament.
References
- Williams, Alwyn; Brunton, C.H.C.; Carlson, S.J.; et al. (1997–2007). Kaesler, Roger L.; Selden, Paul (eds.). Part H, Brachiopoda (Revised). Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology. Boulder, Colorado; Lawrence, Kansas: Geological Society of America; University of Kansas.
- Arthur, Cooper (March 1976). "Lower Cambrian Brachiopods from the Rift Valley (Israel and Jordan)". Journal of Paleontology. 50 (2): 269–289. JSTOR 1303495.
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