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Strophomena rhomboidalis

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Strophomenidae

Taxonomy
Strophomena rhomboidalis was named by Logan (1863). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Leptaena quadrilatera by Shaler (1865).

Subspecies
S. lepidula
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
S. hirundo, S. lenta, S. perconcava, S. pseudodeltoidea, S. striatissima, S. wisconsinensis, S. rigida

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1863Strophomena rhomboidalis Logan pp. 52-55 figs. Pl. 22, figs. 7-18; Pl. 23, figs. 1-16; Text-figs. 47-48
1865Leptaena quadrilatera Shaler
1865Strophomena rhomboidalis Shaler pp. 52-55 figs. Pl. 22, figs. 7-18; Pl. 23, figs. 1-16; Text-figs. 47-48
1884Strophomena rhomboidalis Walcott p. 118

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
—Lophophorata
—PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
RankNameAuthor
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classStrophomenataWilliams et al 1996
orderStrophomenidaOpik 1934
superfamilyStrophomenoideaKing 1846
familyStrophomenidaeKing 1846
subfamilyStrophomeninaeKing 1846
genusStrophomenaRafinesque and De Blainville 1824
speciesrhomboidalisLogan 1863

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
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10g
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: minorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-10 11:58:19
Modified: 2009-06-10 13:58:19
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Hendy 2009, Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Richmondian to the top of the Pridoli or 449.60000 to 419.62000 Ma

Collections (60 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5Canada (Quebec) Leptaena quadrilatera (158502 158504 158574 158575 158576 158577 158583 158585 158586 158587 158588 158864 163702 163704 163730 163768)
Hirnantian445.2 - 443.1Canada (Quebec) Leptaena quadrilatera (158580 158715 158717 158718 158719 158720 158772 158775 158776 158777 158847 158848 158849 158850 158851 158854 158857 158858 158859 158860 158861 158862 158863 159208 159209 159210 159211 159212 159213 163763)
Rhuddanian443.1 - 440.5Canada (Quebec) Leptaena quadrilatera (158621 158622 158623 158624 158625 158626 158627 158628 158629 158630 159217)
Telychian438.6 - 432.9Canada (Quebec) Leptaena quadrilatera (159207)
Ludlow - Pridoli426.7 - 419.62Morocco Strophomena rhomboidalis (27196)
Pridoli - Helderbergian422.7 - 393.47Morocco Strophomena rhomboidalis (27195)