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Composita apheles

Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Athyrididae

Taxonomy
Composita apheles was named by Cooper and Grant (1976). Its type specimen is USNM 154537f, a shell (Articulated shell), and it is not a trace fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1976Composita apheles Cooper and Grant p. 2143 figs. Pl 652, figs 45-88
1987Composita apheles Mills and Langenheim Jr. p. 51 figs. 5.20-5.25

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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
orderAthyrididaBoucot et al. 1964
suborderAthyrididinaBoucot et al. 1964
superfamilyAthyridoideaMcCoy 1844
familyAthyrididaeMcCoy 1841
subfamilySpirigerellinae
genusCompositaBrown 1849
speciesapheles

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.

Composita apheles Cooper and Grant 1976
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height547.031.5015.47.403.93
valve height17.40----

Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationarysubo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: low-level epifaunalsubo
Diet: suspension feedersubo
Vision: blindc
Created: 2018-11-10 18:06:04
Modified: 2018-11-10 18:06:04
Source: subo = suborder, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Sakmarian to the top of the Kungurian or 293.52000 to 274.40000 Ma

Collections (35 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1USA (Nevada) Composita apheles (38843 38844 38845 38846)
Artinskian290.1 - 283.3USA (Texas) Composita apheles (43535 43559 43564 43570 43580 43612 75885 75887 75930 75936 105685 105722 105739 105763)
Artinskian - Kungurian290.1 - 274.4USA (Texas) Composita apheles (81696 105847 105972)
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4USA (Texas) Composita apheles (43534 43558 43560 43561 43562 43586 75922 75923 75926 75961 102608 105724 105727 106032)