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Echinalosia ovalis

Strophomenata - Productida - Strophalosiidae

Taxonomy
Strophalosia ovalis was named by Maxwell (1954). Its type specimen is UQF 15630, a valve (Ventral valve internal mould), and it is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Wyndhamia ovalis by Clarke (1973); it was recombined as Echinalosia ovalis by Dear (1971), Waterhouse (1982), Waterhouse (1986), Briggs (1998).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1954Strophalosia ovalis Maxwell p. 548 figs. Pl 47, figs 4-9,13 only
1971Echinalosia ovalis Dear p. 8
1973Wyndhamia ovalis Clarke
1982Echinalosia ovalis Waterhouse p. 37 figs. Pl 7a-f
1986Echinalosia ovalis Waterhouse p. 31 figs. Pl 5, figs 3-8
1998Echinalosia ovalis Briggs p. 103 figs. 55A-G

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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
suborderStrophalosiidina
superfamilyStrophalosioidea()
familyStrophalosiidae
subfamilyEchinalosiinae
genusEchinalosiaWaterhouse 1967
speciesovalis()

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.

Echinalosia ovalis Maxwell 1954
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationarysubo
Attached: yessubo
Life habit: low-level epifaunalsubo
Diet: suspension feedersubo
Vision: blindc
Created: 2018-11-10 17:08:57
Modified: 2018-11-10 17:08:57
Source: subo = suborder, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013, Williams et al. 2000

Age range: base of the Wordian to the top of the Wuchiapingian or 266.90000 to 254.14000 Ma

Collections (61 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Australia (Queensland) Echinalosia ovalis (102943 103040)
Wordian - Capitanian266.9 - 259.51Australia (New South Wales) Echinalosia ovalis (107404)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14Australia (Tasmania) Wyndhamia ovalis (51314 105432 105435)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14Australia (Queensland) Echinalosia ovalis (83284 85866 85869 85870 85873 85876 86011 86012 98097 98100 102737 102742 102743 102745 102748 102750 102751 102752 102753 103183 103191 103215 103319 103354 103355 103370 103371 103411 103412 103413 103416 103417 103419 103420 103421 103423 103424 103486 103492 103498 103548 103551 103955 103958 104021 104726 104727 104728 104917 104930 120330 120331 120339 120662 132309)