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Sphenotreta

Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Sphenotretidae

Taxonomy
Sphenotreta is a genus. It is not extant. It is the type genus of Sphenotretidae.

It was assigned to Sphenotretidae by Williams et al. (2002); and to Rhynchonellida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Sphenotreta Sepkoski
2002Sphenotreta Williams et al. p. 1043

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
—Lophophorata
—PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
RankNameAuthor
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classRhynchonellataWilliams et al. 1996
orderRhynchonellidaKuhn 1949
superfamilyAncistrorhynchoideaCooper 1956
familySphenotretidaeSavage 1996
genusSphenotreta

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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†Sphenotreta sulcata Cooper 1956
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 14:12:25
Modified: 2004-02-28 16:12:25
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Darriwilian to the top of the Hirnantian or 469.40000 to 443.10000 Ma

Collections (44 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chazyan471.3 - 457.3USA (Vermont) Zygospira acutirostris (172202 172203)
Chazyan471.3 - 457.3USA (New York) Rhynchonella acutirostris (164475) Zygospira acutirostris (42808 56212 56214 56215 171704 171706 171707 171711 171713 171798 172187 172195 172221 172222 172223 172227 172325 172329 172330 172331 172342 172346)
Chazyan471.3 - 457.3Canada (Ontario) Zygospira acutirostris (172204)
Chazyan471.3 - 457.3Canada (Quebec) S. sp. (305 307 311) Zygospira acutirostris (172350)
Whiterockian471.3 - 457.3USA (Nevada) S. sulcata (104390)
Darriwilian469.4 - 458.2Russian Federation (Siberia) S. sp. (9222 9228)
Caradoc458.2 - 449.5USA (Virginia) Zygospira acutirostris (33934 33935 33936 33937)
Ashbyan457.3 - 449.6USA (Virginia) Zygospira acutirostris (33938 33980 33981 33982 33983 33984)
Hirnantian445.2 - 443.1United Kingdom (England) S. sp. (80657)