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Rugaria hessensis

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Rugosochonetidae

Taxonomy
Chonetes hessensis was named by King (1931). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is R.E. King 107, Hill 5725, Glass Mountains, which is in a Kungurian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Hess Formation of Texas.

It was recombined as Rugaria hessensis by Cooper and Grant (1969), Cooper and Grant (1975).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1931Chonetes hessensis King p. 61 figs. Pl 9, figs 21-22
1953Chonetes hessensis Chronic p. 77 figs. Pl 13, fig 10
1969Rugaria hessensis Cooper and Grant p. 5
1975Rugaria hessensis Cooper and Grant p. 1296

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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
orderStrophomenidaOpik 1934
superfamilyChonetoidea
familyRugosochonetidae
subfamilyPlicochonetinaeSokolskaja 1960
tribeRugariini
genusRugaria
specieshessensis()

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.

Rugaria hessensis King 1931
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height161.220.6002.101.300.540

Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 14:13:23
Modified: 2009-04-13 11:03:33
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Artinskian to the top of the Kungurian or 290.10000 to 274.40000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Artinskian290.1 - 283.3Peru (Amazonas) Chonetes hessensis (41340)
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4USA (Texas) Chonetes hessensis (149779) Rugaria hessensis (43496 43497 66103 101785)