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Eopentamerus inexpectatus

Rhynchonellata - Pentamerida - Pentameridae

Taxonomy
Eopentamerus inexpectatus was named by Cocks (2008). Its type specimen is BB 33885, a shell (dorsal internal mould), and it is a mold. Its type locality is 200 m east of Newlands Farm in the Craighead Inlier, which is in an Aeronian deep subtidal shelf siltstone in the Newlands Formation of the United Kingdom. It is the type species of Eopentamerus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2008Eopentamerus inexpectatus Cocks pp. 90 - 91 figs. pl. 12 f. 1-9

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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
suborderPentameridinaSchuchert and Cooper 1931
superfamilyPentameroideaMcCoy 1844
familyPentameridae
genusEopentamerus
speciesinexpectatus

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
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-11 18:20:33
Modified: 2009-06-11 20:20:33
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: Aeronian or 440.50000 to 438.60000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rhuddanian - Aeronian443.1 - 438.6United Kingdom (Wales) Borealis sp. (5026 5039 5040 5041)
Aeronian440.5 - 438.6United Kingdom (Scotland) Eopentamerus inexpectatus (type locality: 153465)