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Trigonotreta semicircularis

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Trigonotretidae

Taxonomy
Trigonotreta semicircularis was named by Shen et al. (2000). Its type specimen is NIGP 130936, a valve (Ventral valve), and it is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Dingjiazhai, Member B, Baoshan Block, which is in a Sakmarian marine mudstone/siltstone in the Dingjiazhai Formation of China.

It was recombined as Simplicisulcus semicircularis by Waterhouse (2004).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2000Trigonotreta semicircularis Shen et al. p. 273 figs. Pl 3, figs 5-8
2004Simplicisulcus semicircularis Waterhouse
2024Trigonotreta semicircularis Xu et al. p. 697 fig. 9K,L
2024Trigonotreta semicircularis Zong et al. p. 66 figs. 10.22-10.26

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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
superfamilySpiriferoidea()
familyTrigonotretidae
subfamilyTrigonotretinae
genusTrigonotreta
speciessemicircularis

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.

Trigonotreta semicircularis Shen et al. 2000
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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: Sakmarian or 293.52000 to 290.10000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1China (Yunnan) Trigonotreta semicircularis (61509 type locality: 61510)
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1China (Xizang) Trigonotreta semicircularis (235550)
Sakmarian - Artinskian293.52 - 283.3China (Yunnan) Trigonotreta semicircularis (234358)