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Multicostella

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Plaesiomyidae

Taxonomy
Multicostella is a genus. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Plaesiomyinae by Williams et al. (2000); and to Orthida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
M. platys, M. plena, M. rectangulata
Species lacking formal opinion data
M. saffordi

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2000Multicostella Williams et al. p. 747
2002Multicostella Sepkoski

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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
suborderOrthidinaSchuchert and Cooper 1932
superfamilyOrthoideaWoodward 1852
familyPlaesiomyidaeSchuchert 1913
subfamilyPlaesiomyinaeSchuchert 1913
genusMulticostella

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.

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†Multicostella platys Billings 1859
†Multicostella plena Cooper 1956
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-02 13:49:36
Modified: 2009-06-02 15:49:36
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Llanvirn to the top of the Katian or 463.50000 to 445.20000 Ma

Collections (139 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Ordovician470.0 - 458.4USA (California) Plaesiomys sp. (196178)
Chazyan470.0 - 457.3Canada (Ontario) Plaesiomys platys (172204 172358)
Chazyan470.0 - 457.3USA (New York) Plaesiomys platys (42808 56184 56185 171708 171711 172144 172180 172184 172227 172228 172230 172231 172232 172233 172234 172236 172238 172240 172294 172295 172296 172307 172308 172309 172310 172311 172312 172313 172316 172317 172319 172321 172323 172324 172325 172326 172327 172328 172329 172330 172336 172346 172347 172348 172349)
Chazyan470.0 - 457.3Canada (Quebec) M. platys (80006) M. sp. (305 307 310 311 435) Plaesiomys platys (172209 172350 172352 172353)
Chazyan470.0 - 457.3USA (Tennessee) M. plena (164884) Plaesiomys platys (219793)
Abereiddian468.0 - 461.1United Kingdom (Scotland) M. plena (164929)
Early/Lower Llanvirn468.0 - 461.1China (Yunnan) M. sp. (5423)
Llanvirn468.0 - 458.4Russian Federation (Krasnoyarsk) M. maaki (204691 204692 204694)
Darriwilian467.3 - 458.4Russian Federation (Krasnoyarsk) M. maaki (204644 204663 204664)
Late/Upper Llanvirn463.5 - 460.9Russian Federation (Siberia) M. maaki (9222) M. sp. (9229)
Late/Upper Llandeilo461.1 - 458.4Russian Federation (Siberia) M. sp. (9228)
Llandeilo461.1 - 458.4USA (Tennessee) M. sp. (309)
Llandeilo461.1 - 458.4United Kingdom (Scotland) M. plena (164928) M. sp. (164937)
Uhaku - Kukruse459.7 - 456.8Russian Federation (Krasnoyarsk) M. maaki (204665)
Caradoc458.4 - 449.5China (GuangDong) M. sp. (4680)
Caradoc458.4 - 449.5USA (Virginia) M. bursa (76337) M. platys (34007 34028 34029 34030 34031 34032 34152 34153 34167 34168 34169) M. sp. (326 327)
Caradoc458.4 - 449.5USA (California) Plaesiomys sp. (77182)
Caradoc458.4 - 449.5USA (Nevada) M. sp. (320)
Caradoc458.4 - 449.5USA (Georgia) M. sp. (32880 32881 32882 33065)
Mohawkian457.3 - 451.0USA (Nevada) M. parallela, M. rectangulata (186187) M. sp. (104486 105561 105564 105569)
Mohawkian457.3 - 451.0USA (Tennessee) M. sp. (86085 86095 86096 86097 86107 86109 86116 86121 86122)
Ashbyan457.3 - 449.6USA (Virginia) M. brevis, M. platys (33938 33980 33981 33982 33983 33984) M. platys (33995 33996 33997) M. saffordi (105245) M. sp. (6674 33544 33545 33546 33547)
Ashbyan457.3 - 449.6USA (Tennessee) M. plicata (219873) M. saffordi (203289)
Ashbyan - Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6USA (Tennessee) M. sp. (6685 6686 6694 6695)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6USA (Pennsylvania) M. sp. (162391)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6USA (Oklahoma) M. convexa, M. sulcata (23893)
Ashbyan - Late/Upper Ordovician457.3 - 443.8USA (Virginia) M. sp. (6671)
Blackriveran - Late/Upper Ordovician457.3 - 443.8USA (Virginia) M. sp. (6438 6668)
Blackriveran - Late/Upper Ordovician457.3 - 443.8USA (Tennessee) M. sp. (6708)
Katian453.0 - 445.2Russian Federation (Siberia) M. inaquistriata (205628)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.7China (GuangXi) M. sp. (4672)