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Ephippelasma minutum

Lingulata - Acrotretida - Ephippelasmatidae

Taxonomy
Ephippelasma minutum was named by Cooper (1956). It is the type species of Ephippelasma.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1956Ephippelasma minutum Cooper

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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
familyEphippelasmatidaeRowell 1965
genusEphippelasmaCooper 1956
speciesminutumCooper 1956

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.

†Ephippelasma minutum Cooper 1956
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphatico
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 14:28:24
Modified: 2009-10-11 14:01:21
Source: o = order, c = class, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Uhaku to the top of the Eastonian or 459.70000 to 449.50000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chazyan470.0 - 457.3USA (Alabama) Ephippelasma minutum (162364)
Uhaku459.7 - 458.0Sweden (Dalarne) Ephippelasma minutum (169285)
Uhaku459.7 - 458.0Sweden (Dalarna) Ephippelasma minutum (157358)
Kukruse - Haljala458.0 - 453.9Sweden (Dalarna) Ephippelasma minutum (192034)
Kukruse - Haljala458.0 - 453.9Sweden (Dalarne) Ephippelasma minutum (192035)
Eastonian452.7 - 449.5Australia (New South Wales) Ephippelasma minutum (64581)