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Retroplexus

Strophomenata - Productida - Aulostegidae

Taxonomy
Retroplexus is a genus. It is not extant.

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

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2000Retroplexus Williams et al. p. 602
2002Retroplexus 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
classStrophomenataWilliams et al 1996
orderProductidaSarycheva and Sokolskaya 1959
suborderStrophalosiidina
superfamilyAulostegoideaMuir-Wood and Cooper 1960
familyAulostegidae
subfamilyInstitellinae
genusRetroplexus

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
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationarysubo
Attached: yessubo
Life habit: low-level epifaunalsubo
Diet: suspension feedersubo
Vision: blindc
Created: 2018-11-10 17:08:57
Modified: 2018-11-10 17:08:57
Source: subo = suborder, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Williams et al. 2000, Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Asbian to the top of the Brigantian or 339.90000 to 330.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Asbian - Brigantian339.9 - 330.3United Kingdom (England) R. cravenensis (28383)