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Stenoscisma aberrans

Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Stenoscismatidae

Taxonomy
Stenoscisma aberrans was named by Cooper and Grant (1976). Its type specimen is USNM 152876a, a valve (Ventral valve), and it is not a trace fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1976Stenoscisma aberrans Cooper and Grant p. 2083 figs. Pl 554, figs 23-32

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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
orderRhynchonellidaKuhn 1949
suborderStenoscismatidina
superfamilyStenoscismatoideaOehlert 1887
familyStenoscismatidaeOehlert 1887
subfamilyStenoscismatinaeOehlert 1887
genusStenoscismaConrad 1839
speciesaberrans

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.

Stenoscisma aberrans Cooper and Grant 1976
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height113.0

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 Capitanian or 274.40000 to 259.51000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Roadian274.4 - 266.9USA (Texas) Stenoscisma aberrans (101767)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28USA (Texas) Stenoscisma aberrans (101867)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51USA (Texas) Stenoscisma aberrans (105894)