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Finkelnburgia macleodi

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Finkelnburgiidae

Taxonomy
Orthis macleodi was named by Whitfield (1889). It is not extant. Its type locality is Division D Beds, "Ophileta beds", Section northeast of Shoreham, which is in a Stairsian carbonate limestone/dolomite in the Fort Ann Formation of Vermont.

It was recombined as Dalmanella macleodi by Bassler (1915); it was recombined as Finkelnburgia macleodi by Ulrich and Cooper (1938).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1889Orthis macleodi Whitfield p. 43 figs. pl. 7 f. 1-4
1915Dalmanella macleodi Bassler p. 360
1938Finkelnburgia macleodi Ulrich and Cooper p. 138 figs. pl. 24B f. 5

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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
orderOrthidaSchuchert and Cooper 1932
suborderOrthidinaSchuchert and Cooper 1932
superfamilyPlectorthoideaSchuchert and Le Vene 1929
familyFinkelnburgiidaeSchuchert and Cooper 1931
genusFinkelnburgia()
speciesmacleodi()

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.

Finkelnburgia macleodi Whitfield 1889
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 1.0 to < 10g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10g
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: minorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-04 07:51:51
Modified: 2009-06-04 09:51:51
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Stairsian or 485.40000 to 478.60000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Stairsian485.4 - 478.6USA (Vermont) Orthis macleodi (type locality: 154942)