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Sphenalosia

Strophomenata - Productida - Strophalosiidae

Taxonomy
Sphenalosia was named by Muir-Wood and Cooper (1960) [Sepkoski's age data: P Leon P Guad Sepkoski's reference number: 1,40]. Its type is Sphenalosia smedleyi.

It was assigned to Heteralosiinae by Muir-Wood and Cooper (1960); to Strophalosiinae by Williams et al. (2000); and to Strophomenida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
S. smedleyi (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1960Sphenalosia Muir-Wood and Cooper p. 87
2000Sphenalosia Williams et al. p. 569
2002Sphenalosia 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
superfamilyStrophalosioidea()
familyStrophalosiidae
subfamilyStrophalosiinae
genusSphenalosia

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.

G. †Sphenalosia Muir-Wood and Cooper 1960
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†Sphenalosia smedleyi Muir-Wood and Cooper 1960
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: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004, Williams et al. 2000

Age range: base of the Capitanian to the top of the Wuchiapingian or 264.28000 to 254.14000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wordian - Capitanian266.9 - 259.51Canada (Alberta) S. smedleyi (112837)
Wordian - Capitanian266.9 - 259.51Canada (British Columbia) S. smedleyi (112836)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51Mexico (Coahuila) S. sp. (200254)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14USA (Wyoming) S. smedleyi (151257) S. sp. (61936)