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Rhipidomella corallina

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Rhipidomellidae

Taxonomy
Orthis corallina was named by Waagen (1884). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Virgal, coral limestone, upper Middle Productus-limestone, Salt Range, which is in a Wuchiapingian marine limestone in the Wargal Formation of Pakistan.

It was recombined as Orthis (Rhipidomella) corallina by Reed (1944); it was recombined as Rhipidomella corallina by Lee and Gu (1980).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1884Orthis corallina Waagen p. 572 figs. Pl 56, fig 1
1944Orthis (Rhipidomella) corallina Reed p. 8 figs. Pl 1, figs 4,4a
1980Rhipidomella corallina Lee and Gu p. 330 figs. Pl 158, figs 3,11

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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
suborderDalmanellidinaMoore 1952
superfamilyDalmanelloideaSchuchert 1913
familyRhipidomellidaeSchuchert 1913
subfamilyRhipidomellinaeSchuchert 1913
genusRhipidomella
speciescorallina()

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.

†Rhipidomella corallina Waagen 1884
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height112.0

Composition: low Mg calcitep
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10g
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: minorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-04 08:36:03
Modified: 2009-06-04 10:36:03
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Hendy 2009, Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Wuchiapingian or 259.51000 to 254.14000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14Pakistan Orthis corallina (type locality: 90250 126270 126293)