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Tyloplecta tumefacta

Strophomenata - Productida - Productidae

Taxonomy
Productus (Dictyoclostus) tumefacta was named by Reed (1944) [Productus (Dictyoclostus) yangtzeensis var. tumefacta]. Its type specimen is K29.231, a valve, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is SE of Sambalwala, Salt Range, which is in a Wuchiapingian marine horizon in the Chhidru Formation of Pakistan.

It was recombined as Tyloplecta tumefacta by Shi and Chen (2003).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1944Productus (Dictyoclostus) tumefacta Reed p. 48 figs. Pl 10, fig 5
2003Tyloplecta tumefacta Shi and Chen

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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
familyProductidaeGray 1840
subfamilyLeioproductinaeMuir-Wood and Cooper 1960
tribeTyloplectiniTermier and Termier 1970
genusTyloplectaMuir-Wood and Cooper 1960
speciestumefacta()

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.

Tyloplecta tumefacta Reed 1944
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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: Williams et al. 2000, Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available