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Terrakea exmoorensis

Strophomenata - Productida - Linoproductidae

Taxonomy
Terrakea exmoorensis was named by Dear (1971). Its type specimen is GSQ F5537 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is GSQ D24, Ridge Between Oaky and Cooper Creeks, Homevale, which is in a Wuchiapingian coastal siliciclastic in the Blenheim Formation of Australia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1971Terrakea exmoorensis Dear p. 18 figs. Pl 5, figs 3-5
1983Terrakea exmoorensis Waterhouse p. 242 figs. Pl 1, fig 10
1998Terrakea exmoorensis Briggs p. 179

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
RankNameAuthor
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classStrophomenataWilliams et al 1996
orderProductidaSarycheva and Sokolskaya 1959
suborderProductidina
superfamilyLinoproductoidea
familyLinoproductidae
subfamilyPaucispinauriinae
genusTerrakeaBooker 1929
speciesexmoorensis

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.

Terrakea exmoorensis Dear 1971
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationarysubo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: low-level epifaunalsubo
Diet: suspension feedersubo
Vision: blindc
Created: 2018-11-10 17:08:41
Modified: 2018-11-10 17:08:41
Source: subo = suborder, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Williams et al. 2000, Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: Wuchiapingian or 259.90000 to 254.17000 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Australia (Queensland) Terrakea exmoorensis (83194 85043 103025 type locality: 103032 103037 103219 103224 104762 104763 104764 104766 104771 105132)