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Gamphalosia

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Leptostrophiidae

Taxonomy
Gamphalosia is a genus. It is not extant.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2000Gamphalosia Williams et al. p. 285
2002Gamphalosia Sepkoski

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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
familyLeptostrophiidaeCaster 1939
genusGamphalosia

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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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-04-13 10:28:32
Modified: 2018-11-10 17:59:15
Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Frasnian to the top of the Late/Upper Frasnian or 382.70000 to 376.10000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Frasnian383.7 - 382.4France G. gosseleti (38687)
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2USA (Arizona) G. sp. (6862 6863)
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2France (Boulonnais) G. gosseleti (65816)
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2Afghanistan (Ghazni) G. sp. (75118)
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2Belgium G. sp. (92835)
Late/Upper Frasnian379.5 - 376.1Belgium G. sp. (92828)