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Gemmarcula arizonensis

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Terebrataliidae

Taxonomy
Gemmarcula arizonensis was named by Cooper (1955). Its type specimen is USNM NO. 124197a, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Small hill opposite Glance Canyon mouth, 0.2 miles off US-80, which is in an Albian reef, buildup or bioherm rudstone in Arizona.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1955Gemmarcula arizonensis Cooper p. 7 figs. Pl. 2a, Fig. 1-28; Pl. 4b, Fig. 3-6

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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
orderTerebratulida
suborderTerebratellidinaMuir-Wood 1955
superfamilyLaqueoideaThomson 1927
familyTerebrataliidaeRichardson 1975
subfamilyGemmarculinaeElliott 1947
genusGemmarcula
speciesarizonensis

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.

Gemmarcula arizonensis Cooper 1955
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height75.522.608.706.402.07

Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2018-11-10 17:26:03
Modified: 2018-11-10 17:26:03
Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Middle Albian or 110.10000 to 106.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Albian110.1 - 106.3USA (Arizona) Gemmarcula arizonensis (type locality: 153324)