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Neoplicatifera multispinosa

Strophomenata - Productida - Productellidae

Taxonomy
Neoplicatifera multispinosa was named by Ni (1977). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Quchihe, Liujiachang, Songzi County, which is in a Roadian/Capitanian carbonate limestone in the Maokou Formation of China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1977Neoplicatifera multispinosa Ni p. 346 figs. Pl 139, fig 7
2017Neoplicatifera multispinosa Shen et al. p. 696

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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
familyProductellidaeSchuchert 1929
subfamilyOvertoniinaeMuir-Wood and Cooper 1960
tribeCostispiniferiniMuir-Wood and Cooper 1960
genusNeoplicatifera
speciesmultispinosa

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
partNmean
shell height18.80

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

Age range: base of the Roadian to the top of the Changhsingian or 274.40000 to 251.90200 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Roadian - Capitanian274.4 - 259.51China (Hubei) Neoplicatifera multispinosa (type locality: 121085)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902China (Chongqing) Neoplicatifera multispinosa (148539 149258)