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Fletcherina zealandica

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Dielasmatidae

Taxonomy
Dielasma zealandica was named by Trechmann (1917). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Caroline Cutting, Oreti Valley, which is in a Ladinian/Carnian marine horizon in New Zealand.

It was recombined as Fletcherina zealandica by Dagys (1965).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1917Dielasma zealandica Trechman p. 217 figs. Pl 23, fig 5
1917Dielasma zealandica Trechmann p. 217 figs. Pl 23, fig 5
1965Fletcherina zealandica Dagys p. 139 figs. Pl 24, fig 6

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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
orderTerebratulida
suborderTerebratulidina
superfamilyDielasmatoideaSchuchert 1913
familyDielasmatidaeSchuchert 1913
subfamilyDielasmatinaeSchuchert 1913
genusFletcherina
specieszealandica()

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.

†Fletcherina zealandica Trechmann 1917
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height211.310.612.011.30.990

Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 14:14:12
Modified: 2018-11-10 17:47:38
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Anisian to the top of the Carnian or 246.70000 to 227.30000 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Anisian246.7 - 241.464Russian Federation Fletcherina zealandica (127954)
Ladinian241.464 - 237.0New Zealand Dielasma zealandica (134595 134793 134795 134797 134799 134996 134997 135192 135263 137871)
Ladinian - Carnian241.464 - 227.3New Zealand Dielasma zealandica (201945)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3New Zealand Dielasma zealandica (61462)