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Inopinatarcula acanthodes

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Inopinatarculidae

Taxonomy
Trigonosemus acanthodes was named by Etheridge (1913). It is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Inopinatarcula.

It was recombined as Inopinatarcula acanthodes by Cooper (1983), Craig (1999).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1913Trigonosemus acanthodes Etheridge p. 15 figs. Pl. 2, Fig. 1-4
1983Inopinatarcula acanthodes Cooper p. 224
1999Inopinatarcula acanthodes Craig p. 433 figs. 5m-o, 6a-b

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
—Lophophorata
—PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
RankNameAuthor
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classRhynchonellataWilliams et al. 1996
orderTerebratulida
suborderTerebratulidina
superfamilyCancellothyridoideaThomson 1926
familyInopinatarculidaeMuir-Wood 1965
genusInopinatarcula
speciesacanthodes(Etheridge 1913)

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.

†Inopinatarcula acanthodes Etheridge 1913
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height114.2

Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 14:14:12
Modified: 2018-11-10 17:47:38
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Santonian to the top of the Campanian or 86.30000 to 72.10000 Ma

Collections (17 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Santonian86.3 - 83.6Australia (Western Australia) Inopinatarcula acanthodes (123005 153501 153502 153503 153504 153505 153507 153508 153509 153510 153511 153520 153521 153522 153523)
Santonian - Campanian86.3 - 72.1Australia (Western Australia) Inopinatarcula acanthodes (153512)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1Australia (Western Australia) Inopinatarcula acanthodes (123059)