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Anoplotheca

Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Anoplothecidae

Taxonomy
Anoplotheca is a genus. It is not extant. It is the type genus of Anoplothecidae, Anoplothecinae.

It was assigned to Anoplothecinae by Williams et al. (2002); and to Atrypida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species lacking formal opinion data
A. concava, A. flabellites, A. hemispherica, A. silvetii, A. sulcata, A. venusta

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Anoplotheca Sepkoski
2002Anoplotheca Williams et al. p. 1607

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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
orderAthyrididaBoucot et al. 1964
superfamilyAnoplothecoideaSchuchert 1894
familyAnoplothecidaeSchuchert 1894
subfamilyAnoplothecinaeSchuchert 1894
genusAnoplotheca

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: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: minorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryp
Attached: yesp
Life habit: low-level epifaunalp
Diet: suspension feederp
Vision: blindc
Comments: BODY SIZE: Data from Williams et al (2002).g
Created: 2009-06-03 07:48:05
Modified: 2009-06-03 09:48:05
Source: g = genus, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Telychian to the top of the Frasnian or 438.60000 to 372.15000 Ma

Collections (20 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aeronian - Telychian440.5 - 432.9USA (Georgia) A. hemispherica (164677)
Telychian438.6 - 432.9USA (Virginia) A. sulcata (527)
Gedinnine419.62 - 413.02USA (Tennessee) A. concava (75628)
Pragian413.02 - 410.62USA (New York) A. sp. (601)
Pragian413.02 - 410.62USA (Pennsylvania) A. flabellites (231623)
Pragian413.02 - 410.62France (Mayenne) A. sp. (6081 6083 6084 6085 6086)
Pragian - Emsian413.02 - 393.47Spain (Palencia) A. sp. (40348)
Early/Lower Emsian410.62 - 399.5Germany (Eifel) A. venusta (24633)
Emsian410.62 - 393.47Germany (Eifel) Anoplotheca indet. (24695) A. venusta (24694)
Late/Upper Emsian399.5 - 393.47Spain (Aragon) A. sp. (40424)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95Czechia (Moravia) A. sp. (5865)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95USA (Pennsylvania) A. sp. (609 610)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95USA (Maryland) A. sp. (611)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15Colombia (Boyaca) A. silvetii (36012)