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Angulotreta triangularis

Lingulata - Acrotretida - Acrotretidae

Taxonomy
Angulotreta triangularis was named by Palmer (1954). Its type specimen is UT-32196f, a valve (pedicle), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is WC-751, which is in a Paibian marine limestone in the Riley Formation of Texas. It is the type species of Angulotreta.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1954Angulotreta triangularis Palmer p. 769 figs. Pl. 91, fig.s 1-6

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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
familyAcrotretidaeSchuchert 1893
genusAngulotreta
speciestriangularis

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.

Angulotreta triangularis Palmer 1954
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphatico
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 1.0 to < 10g
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10g
Adult height: 0.1 to < 1.0g
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: noneg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-10 12:40:28
Modified: 2009-06-10 14:40:28
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Paibian or 497.00000 to 494.20000 Ma

Collections (24 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Paibian497.0 - 494.2USA (Texas) Angulotreta triangularis (208613 208614 208615 208617 208653 208689 208690 208691 208692 208697 208698 208723 208740 208741 208742 208828 208837 208839 208980 208981 208982 208990)
Paibian - Steptoean497.0 - 493.5Mexico Angulotreta triangularis (236897)
Steptoean497.0 - 493.5USA (Texas) Angulotreta triangularis (208992)