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Koeveskallina paleotypus

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferinida - Mentzeliidae

Taxonomy
Spiriferina paleotypus was named by Loretz (1875).

It was recombined as Spiriferina (Mentzelia) palaeotypus by Bittner (1890); it was recombined as Mentzelia palaeotypus by Kochanova et al. (1975); it was recombined as Koeveskallina paleotypus by Dagys (1974), Palfy (2003).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
K. palaeotypus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1875Spiriferina palaeotypus Loretz
1890Spiriferina (Mentzelia) palaeotypus Bittner p. 28 figs. Pl 35, figs 9-11
1974Koeveskallina paleotypus Dagys p. 140
1975Mentzelia palaeotypus Kochanova et al.
2003Koeveskallina paleotypus Palfy p. 148 figs. Pl Br-I, 22

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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
orderSpiriferinidaIvanova 1972
suborderSpiriferinidinaIvanova 1972
superfamilySpiriferinoidea(Davidson 1884)
familyMentzeliidaeDagys 1974
subfamilyMentzeliinaeDagys 1974
genusKoeveskallinaDagys 1965
speciespaleotypus(Loretz 1875)

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.

†Koeveskallina paleotypus Loretz 1875
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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: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2018-11-10 18:08:52
Modified: 2018-11-10 18:08:52
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: Pelsonian or 244.24000 to 243.33000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Anisian246.7 - 241.464Hungary (Bakony) Spiriferina palaeotypus (203266)
Anisian246.7 - 241.464Italy Spiriferina palaeotypus (135877 136266 136957)
Pelsonian244.24 - 243.33Hungary Koeveskallina paleotypus (40630 40632 40633 40634 40636 40642) Spiriferina palaeotypus (136932)