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Paucispinifera auriculata

Strophomenata - Productida - Paucispiniferidae

Taxonomy
Paucispinifera auriculata was named by Muir-Wood and Cooper (1960). It is the type species of Paucispinifera.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1960Paucispinifera auriculata Muir-Wood and Cooper

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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
genusPaucispinifera
speciesauriculataMuir-Wood and Cooper 1960

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.

†Paucispinifera auriculata Muir-Wood and Cooper 1960
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height179.401.7018.314.36.25

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: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Williams et al. 2000, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Roadian to the top of the Wordian or 274.40000 to 264.28000 Ma

Collections (17 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Roadian274.4 - 266.9USA (Texas) Paucispinifera auriculata (43548 43551 43553 81645 102614 105726 105887 105933)
Roadian - Wordian274.4 - 264.28USA (Texas) Paucispinifera auriculata (106147)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28USA (Texas) Paucispinifera auriculata (43526 43550 43552 43557 105683 105764 105821 105934)