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Plicocyrtia

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Cyrtiidae

Taxonomy
Plicocyrtia is a genus. It is not extant.

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

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Plicocyrtia Sepkoski
2006Plicocyrtia Williams et al. p. 1695

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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
superfamilyCyrtioideaFrederiks 1924
familyCyrtiidaeFrederiks 1924
subfamilyCyrtiinaeFrederiks 1924
genusPlicocyrtia

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
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
valve height37.625.749.717.941.99

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 14:47:29
Modified: 2009-06-11 16:47:29
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013, Hendy 2009

Age range: base of the Telychian to the top of the Homerian or 438.60000 to 426.70000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Telychian438.6 - 432.9China (Sichuan) P. sp. (27908)
Sheinwoodian432.9 - 430.6Czech Republic P. petasus, P. petasella (14096)
Sheinwoodian432.9 - 430.6Canada (Nunavut) P. jonesi (26003 26009 26013 26014)
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7USA (Arkansas) P. arkansana (26022 26023)
Homerian430.6 - 426.7Czech Republic P. petasella (14098) P. petasus (14065)