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Eopholidostrophia

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Eopholidostrophiidae

Taxonomy
Eopholidostrophia was named by Harper et al. (1967). Its type is Stropheodonta sefinensis.

It was reranked as Pholidostrophia (Eopholidostrophia) by Cocks (1978).

It was assigned to Pholidostrophia by Cocks (1978); to Stropheodontidae by Temple (1987); to Strophomenida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Eopholidostrophiidae by Williams et al. (2000), Musteikis and Cocks (2004), Rubel (2011).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1967Eopholidostrophia Harper et al.
1978Pholidostrophia (Eopholidostrophia) Cocks
1987Eopholidostrophia Temple p. 83
2000Eopholidostrophia Williams et al. p. 291
2002Eopholidostrophia Sepkoski
2004Eopholidostrophia Musteikis and Cocks
2011Eopholidostrophia Rubel

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
—Lophophorata
—PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
RankNameAuthor
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classStrophomenataWilliams et al 1996
orderStrophomenidaOpik 1934
superfamilyStrophomenoideaKing 1846
familyEopholidostrophiidaeRong and Cocks 1994
genusEopholidostrophiaHarper et al. 1967

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.

Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 1.0 to < 10g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10g
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: noneg
Spines: minorg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Comments: BODY SIZE: Data from Williams et al. (2000).g
Created: 2009-06-10 10:53:39
Modified: 2009-06-10 12:53:39
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Cautleyan to the top of the Aeronian or 449.20000 to 438.60000 Ma

Collections (62 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) Brachyprion portlocki (89260)
Cautleyan449.2 - 448.8United Kingdom (Wales) E. mediocostalis (185109)
Cautleyan449.2 - 448.8United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) Brachyprion portlocki (163261)
Cautleyan449.2 - 448.8United Kingdom Brachyprion portlocki (163262)
Rawtheyan448.8 - 445.2United Kingdom (Wales) E. mediocostalis (185103 185115 185120 185128) Strophomena mediocostalis (185127)
Hirnantian445.2 - 443.1United Kingdom (Scotland) E. matutina (151601)
Rhuddanian443.1 - 440.5Kazakhstan (South Central) E. sefinensis (151929 151930)
Rhuddanian443.1 - 440.5China (ZheJiang) E. magnifica (151946)
Rhuddanian443.1 - 440.5China (Jiangxi) E. magnifica (151944)
Rhuddanian443.1 - 440.5United Kingdom (Wales) E. sefinensis (3471 3479 4964 5046 5047 5050 5052 5053 5056 5057 5058 5059 5060 5061 5064 5065 5066 5080 5084 5096 5110)
Rhuddanian443.1 - 440.5Canada (Quebec) E. sp. (194353)
Rhuddanian - Aeronian443.1 - 438.6Norway E. sp. (2876 2878 2880 2882 2885 2886 2889)
Rhuddanian - Aeronian443.1 - 438.6United Kingdom (Wales) E. sefinensis (4956 4961 4979 4982 5000 5027 5030 5042 5045)
Llandovery443.1 - 432.9United Kingdom (Wales) E. sefinensis (3207)
Aeronian440.5 - 438.6Norway E. cocksi (14303) E. cocksii (13847) Pholidostrophia cocksi (14315)
Aeronian440.5 - 438.6United Kingdom (Scotland) E. ellisae (153465)
Aeronian440.5 - 438.6Norway (Oslo) E. cocksii (506)
Adavere438.8 - 433.5Estonia (Rapla) E. sefinensis (193580 193646 193647 193649)