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Tyloplecta insulcata

Strophomenata - Productida - Productidae

Taxonomy
Tyloplecta insulcata was named by Tong (1978). Its type specimen is Sb 4059 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Gaoqiao Section, Maokou Fm, Mianzhu County, which is in a Wordian carbonate limestone in the Maokou Formation of China.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1978Tyloplecta insulcata Tong p. 230 figs. Pl 80, fig 10
2017Tyloplecta insulcata Shen et al. p. 714

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
RankNameAuthor
classStrophomenataWilliams et al 1996
orderProductidaSarycheva and Sokolskaya 1959
suborderProductidina
superfamilyProductoideaGray 1840
familyProductidaeGray 1840
subfamilyLeioproductinaeMuir-Wood and Cooper 1960
tribeTyloplectiniTermier and Termier 1970
genusTyloplectaMuir-Wood and Cooper 1960
speciesinsulcata

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.

Tyloplecta insulcata Tong 1978
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height136.5

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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013, Williams et al. 2000

Age range: Wordian or 266.90000 to 264.28000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wordian266.9 - 264.28China (Sichuan) Tyloplecta insulcata (type locality: 103452)