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Alphaneospirifer mucronata

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Choristitidae

Taxonomy
Semibrachythyrina mucronata was named by Liang (1990). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Lengwu, lower Cunhouling Member, Tonglu, which is in a Capitanian coastal siliciclastic in the Lengwu Formation of China.

It was recombined as Alphaneospirifer mucronata by Clapham (2015).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1990Semibrachythyrina mucronata Liang p. 328 figs. Pl 59, figs 6-10; pl 60, figs 19-23
2015Alphaneospirifer mucronata Clapham

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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
orderSpiriferida
suborderSpiriferidina
superfamilySpiriferoidea()
familyChoristitidaeWaterhouse 1968
subfamilyTangshanellinaeCarter 1994
genusAlphaneospiriferGatinaud 1949
speciesmucronata()

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height319.015.623.019.03.70

Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 14:12:52
Modified: 2004-02-28 16:12:52
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Capitanian or 264.28000 to 259.51000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51China (Zhejiang) Semibrachythyrina mucronata (type locality: 95519)