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Brevipelta chouberti

Obolellata - Obolellida - Obolellidae

Taxonomy
Brevipelta chouberti was named by Geyer (1994) [= Botsfordia sp. Hupé 1959 (p. 29, P1. 2, fig. 13)]. Its type specimen is PIW 93II9a, a shell (pedicle valve), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is CH-11 (=F5), Tazemmourt Section, which is in an Atdabanian marine mudstone/conglomerate in the Amouslek Formation of Morocco. It is the type species of Brevipelta.

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1959Botsfordia tazemmourtensis Hupé pp. 22, 162 figs. P1. 2, fig. 14
1959Botsfordia amouslekensis Hupé pp. 29, 163 figs. P1. 2, figs. 16-18
1959Botsfordia undulata Hupé pp. 29, 163 figs. P1. 2, fig. 15
1994Brevipelta chouberti Geyer pp. 997 - 998 figs. 2-4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
—Lophophorata
—PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
RankNameAuthor
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classObolellata
orderObolellidaRowell 1965
superfamilyObolelloideaWalcott and Schuchert 1908
familyObolellidaeWalcott and Schuchert 1908
genusBrevipelta
specieschouberti

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.

†Brevipelta chouberti Geyer 1994
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Invalid names: Botsfordia amouslekensis Hupé 1959 [replaced], Botsfordia tazemmourtensis Hupé 1959 [replaced], Botsfordia undulata Hupé 1959 [replaced]
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
G. Geyer 1994Ventral valve with deep and clearly conical delthyrial opening, which is weakly defined anteriorly; cardinal muscle bases directed anterolaterally, oblique to axis. Dorsal valve with comparatively poorly developed muscle scars; median ridge barely elevated or obsolete.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteg
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 1.0 to < 10f
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10f
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2008-03-18 11:20:34
Modified: 2008-03-18 13:20:34
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Hendy 2009, Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: Atdabanian or 521.00000 to 516.00000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0Morocco (Ant-Atlas) Brevipelta chouberti (type locality: 6275 96224 232864)
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0Morocco Brevipelta chouberti (80900 232771 232773)