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Metaplasia

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Ambocoeliidae

Taxonomy
Metaplasia is a genus. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Spiriferida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Ambocoeliinae by Williams et al. (2006).

Species
M. paucicostata
Species lacking formal opinion data
M. lenzi, M. uniplicata

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Metaplasia Sepkoski
2006Metaplasia Williams et al. p. 1736

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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
orderSpiriferida
suborderSpiriferidina
superfamilyAmbocoelioideaGeorge 1931
familyAmbocoeliidae
subfamilyAmbocoeliinae
genusMetaplasia

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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†Metaplasia paucicostata Schuchert 1913
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: noneg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationarysuperf
Attached: yessuperf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalsuperf
Diet: suspension feedersuperf
Vision: blindc
Comments: BODY SIZE: Data from Williams et al. (2006).g
Created: 2009-06-06 10:45:15
Modified: 2009-06-06 12:45:15
Source: g = genus, superf = superfamily, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Homerian to the top of the Late/Upper Emsian or 430.50000 to 391.90000 Ma

Collections (44 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4Canada (Northwest Territories) M. sp. (24930)
Homerian430.5 - 427.4Czech Republic M. hemicona (14054)
Gorstian427.4 - 425.6Czech Republic M. hemicona (14106)
Gorstian427.4 - 425.6Czech Republic (Prague) M. hemicona (76480)
Ludlow427.4 - 423.0Canada (Yukon) M. sp. (23078)
Ludfordian425.6 - 423.0Czech Republic M. hemicona (14034 14108 14109 14110) M. sp. (14074)
Pridoli423.0 - 419.2Canada (Yukon Territory) M. lenzi (26657)
Pridoli423.0 - 419.2Canada (Yukon) M. sp. (14006)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8USA (Nevada) M. sp. (590)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8Canada (Northwest Territories) M. sp. (75581)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8China (Guangxi) M. rectilateralis (25842)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8Argentina M. baldisi (25559)
Helderbergian419.2 - 393.3USA (New York) M. minuta (25897)
Pragian410.8 - 407.6Australia (New South Wales) M. lenzi (25696)
Pragian - Early/Lower Emsian410.8 - 402.5Argentina M. lomaensis (25560)
Early/Lower Emsian409.1 - 402.5USA (Nevada) M. sp. (648)
Deer Parkian409.1 - 391.9USA (Nevada) M. paucicostata (164689)
Zlichovian409.1 - 391.9Canada (Yukon) M. sp. (81647 81648)
Emsian407.6 - 393.3Bolivia (La Paz) M. pseudoumbonata (36024 36026 36027 36032 36033 36037 36038)
Emsian407.6 - 393.3Bolivia (Chuquisaca) M. pseudoumbonata (36041 36097)
Emsian407.6 - 393.3Czech Republic M. nekvasilovae (5783)
Emsian407.6 - 393.3Bolivia (Santa Cruz) M. pseudoumbonata (36094 36095)
Emsian407.6 - 393.3USA (Nevada) M. paucicostata (164794 164801) M. sp. (164691)
Late/Upper Emsian402.5 - 391.9Argentina M. sp. (25556)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Canada (Ontario) M. uniplicata (3845)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Bolivia (La Paz) M. pseudoumbonata (36065 36067 36068)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Bolivia (Chuquisaca) M. pseudoumbonata (36044)