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Martinia acutomarginiformis

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Martiniidae

Taxonomy
Martinia acutomarginiformis was named by Waterhouse and Gupta (1983). Its type specimen is USNM 153734, a valve (Ventral valve), and it is not a trace fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1983Martinia acutomarginiformis Waterhouse and Gupta p. 221

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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
orderSpiriferida
suborderSpiriferidina
superfamilyMartinioidea
familyMartiniidae
subfamilyMartiniinae
genusMartiniaM'Coy 1844
speciesacutomarginiformis

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.

Martinia acutomarginiformis Waterhouse and Gupta 1983
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
valve height18.89

Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 14:12:52
Modified: 2004-02-28 16:12:52
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: Changhsingian or 254.14000 to 251.90200 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902Pakistan (Northwest Frontier) Martinia sp. (41557)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902Pakistan (Punjab) Martinia sp. (41562 41564)