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Plectoconcha newbyi

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Plectoconchidae

Taxonomy
Plectoconcha newbyi was named by Sandy and Stanley (1993). Its type specimen is UMIP 20410 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Dunlap Canyon, Pilot Mountains (locality DC), which is in a Lacian reef, buildup or bioherm framestone/wackestone in the Luning Formation of Nevada.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1993Plectoconcha newbyi Sandy and Stanley, Jr. p. 465 figs. Pl 2, figs 9-20; text-figs 13,14

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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
superfamilyLoboidothyridoideaMakridin 1964
familyPlectoconchidaeDagys 1974
genusPlectoconcha
speciesnewbyi

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.

Plectoconcha newbyi Sandy and Stanley, Jr. 1993
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height313.311.914.613.71.36

Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesp
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2018-11-10 17:49:12
Modified: 2018-11-10 17:49:12
Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: Lacian or 227.30000 to 215.38000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lacian227.3 - 215.38USA (Nevada) Plectoconcha newbyi (type locality: 100412 144576 144582)