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Retimarginifera waterhousei

Strophomenata - Productida - Paucispiniferidae

Taxonomy
Retimarginifera waterhousei was named by Archbold (1984). Its type specimen is UWA 88129, a partial shell (Incomplete internal mould of conjoined shell), and it is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is UWA L29, Wandagee Hill, Nalbia Paddock, which is in a Roadian coastal sandstone in the Coolkilya Formation of Australia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1984Retimarginifera waterhousei Archbold pp. 118-120 figs. 3A-Y
2000Retimarginifera waterhousei Shen et al. p. 742 fig. 10.18,10.21,10.22

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
RankNameAuthor
classStrophomenataWilliams et al 1996
orderProductidaSarycheva and Sokolskaya 1959
suborderProductidina
superfamilyMarginiferoidea(Stehli 1954)
familyPaucispiniferidaeMuir-Wood and Cooper 1960
subfamilyPaucispiniferinaeMuir-Wood and Cooper 1960
tribePaucispiniferiniMuir-Wood and Cooper 1960
genusRetimarginifera
specieswaterhousei

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.

Retimarginifera waterhousei Archbold 1984
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height16.80----
valve height49.618.5011.49.401.35

Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationarysubo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: low-level epifaunalsubo
Diet: suspension feedersubo
Vision: blindc
Created: 2018-11-10 17:08:41
Modified: 2018-11-10 17:08:41
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 Roadian to the top of the Wuchiapingian or 272.30000 to 254.17000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Roadian272.3 - 268.8Australia (Western Australia) Retimarginifera waterhousei (101211 101289 type locality: 101290)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17China (Xizang) Retimarginifera waterhousei (73591)