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Mentzeliopsis spinosa

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferinida - Sinucostidae

Taxonomy
Mentzeliopsis spinosa was named by Trechmann (1917). It is the type species of Mentzeliopsis.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. ongleyi, M. parki

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1917Mentzeliopsis spinosa Trechmann
1918Mentzeliopsis spinosa Trechman
1974Mentzeliopsis spinosa Dagys p. 129 figs. Pl 37, figs 3,4

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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
orderSpiriferinidaIvanova 1972
suborderSpiriferinidinaIvanova 1972
superfamilySpiriferinoidea(Davidson 1884)
familySinucostidaeXu and Liu 1983
subfamilySinucostinaeXu and Liu 1983
genusMentzeliopsis
speciesspinosa

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.

†Mentzeliopsis spinosa Trechmann 1917
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2018-11-10 18:08:52
Modified: 2018-11-10 18:08:52
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Ladinian to the top of the Carnian or 241.46400 to 227.30000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ladinian241.464 - 237.0New Zealand Mentzeliopsis spinosa (134524 134595 134793 134997 137870 137871)
Ladinian - Carnian241.464 - 227.3New Zealand Mentzeliopsis spinosa (201925 201945)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3New Zealand Mentzeliopsis spinosa (61462)