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Ptychomalotoechia sobrina

Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Trigonirhynchiidae

Taxonomy
Camarotoechia sobrina was named by Stainbrook (1947) [= Camarotoechia contracta Hall sensu Kindle 1909 p. 22 pl. 6. f. 1-2a. Holotype originally numbered M.A.S. 1594]. Its type specimen is USNM 135244, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Percha Creek, 3 miles southeast of Hillsboro, which is in a Famennian marine shale/limestone in the Percha Shale Formation of New Mexico.

It was recombined as Ptychomalotoechia sobrina by Cooper and Dutro (1982).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1947Camarotoechia sobrina Stainbrook p. 314 figs. pI. 47 f. 19-22
1982Ptychomalotoechia sobrina Cooper and Dutro pp. 67 - 68

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
—Lophophorata
—PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
RankNameAuthor
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classRhynchonellataWilliams et al. 1996
orderRhynchonellidaKuhn 1949
superfamilyRhynchotrematoideaSchuchert 1913
familyTrigonirhynchiidaeMcLaren 1965
genusPtychomalotoechia(Sartenaer 1961)
speciessobrina()

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.

†Ptychomalotoechia sobrina Stainbrook 1947
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-04-13 10:30:20
Modified: 2009-06-11 21:34:41
Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Middle Famennian to the top of the Late/Upper Famennian or 370.60000 to 360.70000 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Famennian372.2 - 358.9USA (New Mexico) Camarotoechia sobrina (231554) Ptychomalotoechia sobrina (231555 231556 231558)
Middle Famennian370.6 - 364.7USA (Montana) Camarotoechia sobrina (6972 6975 6977 6982)
Late/Upper Famennian364.7 - 360.7USA (Colorado) Camarotoechia sobrina (3615 3619 3625 3633 3664)
Late/Upper Famennian364.7 - 360.7Canada (Alberta) Camarotoechia sobrina (35544)