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Porambonites (Equirostra)

Rhynchonellata - Pentamerida - Porambonitidae

Taxonomy
Equirostra was named as a genus. It is not extant.

It was reranked as Porambonites (Equirostra) by Williams et al. (2002).

It was assigned to Porambonites by Williams et al. (2002); and to Pentamerida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Equirostra Sepkoski
2002Porambonites (Equirostra) Williams et al. p. 947

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
RankNameAuthor
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classRhynchonellataWilliams et al. 1996
orderPentameridaSchuchert and Cooper 1931
suborderSyntrophiidinaUlrich and Cooper 1936
superfamilySyntrophioideaUlrich and Cooper 1936
familyPorambonitidaeUlrich and Cooper 1936
genusPorambonitesPander 1830
subgenusEquirostra

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
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 10 to < 100g
Folds: minorg
Ribbing: noneg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-04 12:22:35
Modified: 2009-06-04 14:22:35
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Hendy 2009, Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Longvillian to the top of the Marshbrookian or 457.20000 to 454.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Longvillian - Marshbrookian457.2 - 454.0Norway Porambonltes sp. (2763)