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Acosarina baylorensis

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Schizophoriidae

Taxonomy
Rhipidomella baylorensis was named by King (1931). Its type specimen is YPM 12648 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is R.E. King 503, Baylor Mountains, which is in a Kungurian carbonate limestone in the Bone Spring Formation of Texas.

It was recombined as Rhipidomella mesoplatys baylorensis by King (1931); it was recombined as Acosarina baylorensis by Cooper and Grant (1976).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Entered
by M. Clapham on 2011-12-24

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1931Rhipidomella mesoplatys baylorensis King p. 44 figs. Pl 1, figs 8-9
1976Acosarina baylorensis Cooper and Grant p. 2621 figs. Pl 672, figs 17-21

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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
familySchizophoriidaeSchuchert and Le Vene 1929
genusAcosarina
speciesbaylorensis()

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.

Acosarina baylorensis King 1931
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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: Kungurian or 283.30000 to 274.40000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4USA (Texas) Rhipidomella baylorensis (149831 149832 149833)