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Linnarssonia ophirensis

Lingulata - Acrotretida - Acrotretidae

Taxonomy
Acrotreta ophirensis was named by Walcott (1902).

It was recombined as Linnarssonia ophirensis by Rowell (1966).

Subspecies
Acrotreta ophirensis descendens, Acrotreta ophirensis rugosus
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
L. arellanoi, L. tumida

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1902Acrotreta ophirensis Walcott p. 591
1966Linnarssonia ophirensis Rowell

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
—Lophophorata
—PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
RankNameAuthor
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumLinguliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classLingulataGorjansky and Popov 1985
orderAcrotretidaKuhn 1949
superfamilyAcrotretoidea
familyAcrotretidaeSchuchert 1893
genusLinnarssoniaWalcott 1885
speciesophirensis()

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

†Linnarssonia ophirensis Walcott 1902
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphatico
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 1.0 to < 10g
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10g
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-04-15 12:27:57
Modified: 2009-06-02 15:40:26
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Atdabanian to the top of the Boomerangian or 521.00000 to 499.00000 Ma

Collections (16 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0United Kingdom (England) Acrotreta ophirensis (79933)
Drumian504.5 - 500.5USA (Utah) Linnarssonia ophirensis (230679)
Mayan504.5 - 499.5Kazakhstan (Balkhash) Linnarssonia ophirensis (118062 118101)
Marjumian504.5 - 497.0USA (Utah) Linnarssonia ophirensis (56144)
Zhanaarykian503.0 - 500.5Kazakhstan Linnarssonia ophirensis (9958)
Boomerangian500.5 - 499.0Mexico Linnarssonia ophirensis (200299)
Ayusokkanian499.5 - 497.0Kazakhstan Linnarssonia ophirensis (9944 9945 9946 9947 9948 9950 118164 122757 122795)