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Enteletes merzbacheri

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Enteletidae

Taxonomy
Enteletes merzbacheri was named by Keidel (1906). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Kukurtuk-Tal, Tian Shan, which is in an Asselian/Sakmarian carbonate limestone in China.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
E. derbyi, E. subaequivalvis, E. acuteplicatus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1906Enteletes merzbacheri Keidel p. 376 figs. Pl 11, fig 5

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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
superfamilyEnteletoideaWaagen 1884
familyEnteletidaeWaagen 1884
genusEnteletesWaldheim 1825
speciesmerzbacheri

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.

†Enteletes merzbacheri Keidel 1906
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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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Asselian to the top of the Sakmarian or 298.90000 to 290.10000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Asselian - Sakmarian298.9 - 290.1China (Xinjiang) Enteletes merzbacheri (type locality: 119867)