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Wyndhamia sphenarctica

Strophomenata - Productida - Strophalosiidae

Taxonomy
Wyndhamia sphenarctica was named by Waterhouse (1969). Its type specimen is GSC 23817 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is GSC 76029, Cape Fortune, Cameron Island, which is in a Wordian marine sandstone in Canada.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1969Wyndhamia sphenarctica Waterhouse p. 31 figs. Pl 7, figs 1-4,6,8,10,11,13; pl 8, figs 1-15; text-fig 1

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
—Lophophorata
—PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
RankNameAuthor
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classStrophomenataWilliams et al 1996
orderProductidaSarycheva and Sokolskaya 1959
suborderStrophalosiidina
superfamilyStrophalosioidea()
familyStrophalosiidae
subfamilyDasyalosiinaeBrunton 1966
genusWyndhamiaBooker 1929
speciessphenarctica

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.

†Wyndhamia sphenarctica Waterhouse 1969
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationarysubo
Attached: yessubo
Life habit: low-level epifaunalsubo
Diet: suspension feedersubo
Vision: blindc
Created: 2018-11-10 17:08:57
Modified: 2018-11-10 17:08:57
Source: subo = suborder, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Williams et al. 2000, Aberhan et al. 2004

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 - 264.28Canada (Nunavut) Wyndhamia sp. (type locality: 115730)