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Eripnifera praecipitis

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Rhactorthidae

Taxonomy
Eripnifera praecipitis was named by Potter (1990). It is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Horseshoe Gulch USNM 18138f, which is in an Ashgill carbonate packstone/wackestone in the Horseshoe Gulch Formation of California.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1990Eripnifera praecipitis Potter

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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
orderOrthidaSchuchert and Cooper 1932
suborderOrthidinaSchuchert and Cooper 1932
superfamilyPlectorthoideaSchuchert and Le Vene 1929
familyRhactorthidaeWilliams 1963
genusEripnifera
speciespraecipitis

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.

Eripnifera praecipitis Potter 1990
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 14:11:06
Modified: 2009-04-11 14:18:14
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Ashgill or 449.50000 to 443.10000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ashgill449.5 - 443.1USA (California) Eripnifera praecipitis (99694 99695 99696 99697 99698 type locality: 100638 100639 100642 100644)