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Plectotrophia

Rhynchonellata - Pentamerida - Tetralobulidae

Taxonomy
Plectotrophia is a genus. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Pentamerida by Sepkoski (2002); to Syntrophopsinae by Williams et al. (2002); and to Tetralobulidae by Zhan et al. (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Plectotrophia Sepkoski
2002Plectotrophia Williams et al. p. 939
2010Plectotrophia Zhan et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
RankNameAuthor
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classRhynchonellataWilliams et al. 1996
orderPentameridaSchuchert and Cooper 1931
suborderSyntrophiidinaUlrich and Cooper 1936
superfamilyPorambonitoideaDavidson 1853
familyTetralobulidaeUlrich and Cooper 1936
subfamilySyntrophopsinaeUlrich and Cooper 1936
genusPlectotrophia

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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Plectotrophia bridgei Ulrich and Cooper 1936
Plectotrophia imparicostata Zhan et al. 2010
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Entire body: yesf
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-11 20:02:32
Modified: 2009-06-11 22:02:32
Source: f = family, 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 Furongian to the top of the Blackhillsian or 497.00000 to 470.00000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Furongian497.0 - 485.4USA (Texas) P. bridgei (207469)
Furongian497.0 - 485.4China (Guangxi) P. imparicostata (116360 116405 116423 116424 116425 116429 116430)
Blackhillsian474.9 - 470.0USA (Nevada) P. sp. (104403)