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Cliftonia psittacina

Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Triplesiidae

Taxonomy
Anomites psittacinus was named by Wahlenberg (1821). It is the type species of Cliftonia.

It was recombined as Cliftonia psittacina by Bergström (1968), Hints and Harper (2015).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1968Cliftonia psittacina Bergström pp. 11-12 figs. pl. 4 f. 7–8; pl. 5 f. 1–2
2015Cliftonia psittacina Hints and Harper

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
—Lophophorata
—PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
RankNameAuthor
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classStrophomenataWilliams et al 1996
orderOrthotetidaWaagen 1884
suborderTriplesiidinaMoore 1952
superfamilyTriplesioideaSchuchert 1913
familyTriplesiidaeSchuchert 1913
genusCliftoniaFoerste 1909
speciespsittacina()

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.

†Cliftonia psittacina Wahlenberg 1821
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10g
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: minorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryp
Attached: yesp
Life habit: low-level epifaunalp
Diet: suspension feederp
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-06 12:39:53
Modified: 2009-06-06 14:39:53
Source: g = genus, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009

Age range: Porkuni or 445.60000 to 443.70000 Ma

Collections (61 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Katian453.0 - 445.2Norway Cliftonia psittacina (159413 159536)
Katian - Hirnantian453.0 - 443.4Sweden (Dalarne) Cliftonia psittacina (73413)
Rawtheyan448.8 - 445.2Norway Cliftonia psittacina (163020)
Rawtheyan - Hirnantian448.8 - 443.4Norway Cliftonia psittacina (163406)
Porkuni445.6 - 443.7Latvia Cliftonia psittacina (173384 173389 173394 173397 173402 173407 173412 173413 173422 173439 173451 173463 173466 173468 173470 173473 173479 173489 173496 173529 173536 173539 173541 173688)
Porkuni445.6 - 443.7Estonia Cliftonia psittacina (151994 151996 151997 152046 173388 173429 173464 173483)
Porkuni445.6 - 443.7Sweden (Dalarne) Cliftonia psittacina (152984 152985 153014 153015 153017 153018 153019 153024 153025 153026)
Hirnantian445.2 - 443.4Sweden (Dalarne) Cliftonia psittacina (73455)
Hirnantian445.2 - 443.4China (Yunnan) Cliftonia psittacina (203555 203556 211624)
Hirnantian445.2 - 443.4Norway Cliftonia psittacina (159372 159390 159393 159394 159406 159529 159531)
Hirnantian445.2 - 443.4China (Hubei) Cliftonia psittacina (75449)
Hirnantian445.2 - 443.4Myanmar (Northern Shan) Cliftonia psittacina (202727)
Hirnantian445.2 - 443.4Sweden (Jamtland) Cliftonia psittacina (153329)