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Sulcataria

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Rugosochonetidae

Taxonomy
Sulcataria was named by Cooper and Grant (1969) [Sepkoski's age data: C Step P Sakm Sepkoski's reference number: 7,418,994].

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

Species
S. compacta, S. latisulcata
Species lacking formal opinion data
S. skwarkoi

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1969Sulcataria Cooper and Grant p. 5
2000Sulcataria Williams et al. p. 420
2002Sulcataria 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
superfamilyChonetoidea
familyRugosochonetidae
subfamilySvalbardiinaeArchbold 1982
genusSulcataria

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. †Sulcataria Cooper and Grant 1969
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†Sulcataria compacta Cooper and Grant 1975
†Sulcataria latisulcata Cooper and Grant 1975
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height52.671.903.302.600.593

Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 14:13:23
Modified: 2009-04-13 11:03:33
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Gzhelian to the top of the Artinskian or 303.70000 to 283.30000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Gzhelian303.7 - 298.9USA (Texas) S. sp. 1 (43483)
Virgilian303.7 - 298.9USA (Texas) S. sp. (50197)
Asselian298.9 - 293.52USA (Texas) S. compacta, S. latisulcata (43468) S. latisulcata (43475)
Artinskian290.1 - 283.3USA (Texas) S. sp. 2 (75954)
Artinskian290.1 - 283.3Indonesia (Irian Jaya) S. skwarkoi (42907)