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Petasmatherus opulus

Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Petasmatheridae

Taxonomy
Petasmatherus opulus was named by Cooper and Grant (1969). Its type specimen is USNM 148305a, a shell (Articulated shell), and it is not a trace fossil. It is the type species of Petasmatherus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1969Petasmatherus opulus Cooper and Grant p. 12 figs. Pl 2, figs 8-14

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
—Lophophorata
—PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
RankNameAuthor
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classRhynchonellataWilliams et al. 1996
orderRhynchonellidaKuhn 1949
superfamilyWellerelloideaLicharew 1956
familyPetasmatheridaeCooper and Grant 1976
genusPetasmatherus
speciesopulus

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.

†Petasmatherus opulus Cooper and Grant 1969
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height112.011.003.602.300.885

Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 14:12:25
Modified: 2004-02-28 16:12:25
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, 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) Petasmatherus opulus (43518 43548 43551 43553 81515 81722 101767 102602 102614 105887 105932 106021)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28USA (Texas) Petasmatherus opulus (43526 43550 43557 81636 105934)