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Echinalosia denisoni

Strophomenata - Productida - Strophalosiidae

Taxonomy
Echinalosia denisoni was named by Archbold (1987). Its type specimen is GSQ F12465, a valve (Dorsal valve, external mould), and it is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Eddystone 1 well, interval C, 786.5-786.6 m depth, which is in a Wordian transition zone/lower shoreface mudstone in Australia.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1987Echinalosia denisoni Archbold p. 34
1998Echinalosia denisoni Briggs p. 98 figs. 51A-D

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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
orderProductidaSarycheva and Sokolskaya 1959
suborderStrophalosiidina
superfamilyStrophalosioidea()
familyStrophalosiidae
subfamilyEchinalosiinae
genusEchinalosiaWaterhouse 1967
speciesdenisoni

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.

Echinalosia denisoni Archbold 1987
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
valve height219.410.735.122.917.2

Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationarysubo
Attached: yessubo
Life habit: low-level epifaunalsubo
Diet: suspension feedersubo
Vision: blindc
Created: 2018-11-10 17:08:57
Modified: 2018-11-10 17:08:57
Source: subo = suborder, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Williams et al. 2000, Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Wordian to the top of the Wuchiapingian or 266.90000 to 254.14000 Ma

Collections (16 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Australia (Queensland) Echinalosia sp. nov (103107 type locality: 103108 103109 103110) Echinalosia sp. nov. (103111 103112 103113 103114 103115 103117)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14Australia (Queensland) Echinalosia ovalis (104768 104769) Strophalosia clarkei (123251 123252)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14Australia (New South Wales) Echinalosia denisoni (96844 96845)