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Schizopleuronia grandis

Chileata - Dictyonellida - Isogrammidae

Taxonomy
Schizopleuronia grandis was named by Liao (1983) [Probably at Nanjing Institute of Geology and Paleontology]. Its type specimen is 70460, a shell (Articulated shell), and it is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Matan Section Act470, Heshan, which is in a Wuchiapingian carbonate limestone in the Heshan Formation of China. It is the type species of Schizopleuronia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1983Schizopleuronia grandis Liao p. 638 figs. Pl 1, figs 1-6; pl 2, figs 1-6
1987Schizopleuronia grandis Liao p. 94 figs. Pl 1, figs 11-13
2017Schizopleuronia grandis Shen et al. p. 677 figs. Pl P1, figs 10-16

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
RankNameAuthor
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classChileataWilliams et al. 1996
orderDictyonellidaCooper 1956
superfamilyEichwaldioideaSchuchert 1893
familyIsogrammidaeSchuchert 1929
genusSchizopleuronia
speciesgrandis

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryp
Attached: yesp
Life habit: low-level epifaunalp
Diet: suspension feederp
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-12-09 06:56:58
Modified: 2010-02-10 04:12:03
Source: c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range: Wuchiapingian or 259.51000 to 254.14000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14China (Guangxi) Schizopleuronia grandis (type locality: 112366 112423)