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Strophomena sculpturata

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Strophomenidae

Taxonomy
Strophomena sculpturata was named by Bassler (1919). Its type specimen is USNM 66165 and is a 3D body fossil.

It was corrected as Strophomena sculpturatus by Cooper and Cooper (1946).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1919Strophomena sculpturata Bassler p. 250 figs. pl. 49, fig. 1
1946Strophomena sculpturatus Cooper and Cooper p. 87
1956Strophomena sculpturata Cooper p. 946 figs. Plate 222, C, figure 4

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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
orderStrophomenidaOpik 1934
superfamilyStrophomenoideaKing 1846
familyStrophomenidaeKing 1846
subfamilyStrophomeninaeKing 1846
genusStrophomenaRafinesque and De Blainville 1824
speciessculpturata

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.

Strophomena sculpturata Bassler 1919
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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: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-10 11:58:19
Modified: 2009-06-10 13:58:19
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Hendy 2009, Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Turinian or 457.30000 to 453.80000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Turinian457.3 - 453.8USA (Virginia) Strophomena sculpturatus (76338)