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Onychoplecia matutina

Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Triplesiidae

Taxonomy
Onychoplecia matutina was named by Cooper (1956). Its type specimen is USNM 117940a, a valve, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Near the school at the northwest edge of Pindall, which is in a Whiterockian shallow subtidal limestone/dolomite in the Everton Formation of Arkansas.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1956Onychoplecia matutina Cooper p. 534 figs. Plate 121, F, figures 15-17

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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
genusOnychopleciaCooper 1956
speciesmatutina

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.

†Onychoplecia matutina Cooper 1956
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryp
Attached: yesp
Life habit: low-level epifaunalp
Diet: suspension feederp
Vision: blindc
Created: 2010-02-15 05:25:57
Modified: 2010-02-15 07:25:57
Source: c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Whiterockian or 470.00000 to 457.30000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Whiterockian470.0 - 457.3USA (Arkansas) Onychoplecia matutina (type locality: 186177 186178)