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Strophomena vetusta

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Strophomenidae

Taxonomy
Strophomena vetusta was named by James (1874). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Streptorhynchus (Strophomena) vetusta by James (1874); it was corrected as Strophomena subtenta by James (1874); it was recombined as Rugomena vetusta by Rõõmusoks (1993).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1874Streptorhynchus (Strophomena) vetusta James
1874Strophomena vetusta James p. 132 figs. fig. 109
1874Strophomena subtenta James pp. 239-242 figs. Pl. 9, figs. 8-9; Pl. 10, figs. 1-9; Text-figs. 22-23
1976Strophomena vetusta Pope
1993Rugomena vetusta Rõõmusoks

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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
speciesvetustaJames 1874

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.

†Strophomena vetusta James 1874
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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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Edenian to the top of the Richmondian or 451.00000 to 445.50000 Ma

Collections (58 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Ordovician458.2 - 443.1USA (Ohio) Strophomena vetusta (75160 78507 78825)
Late/Upper Ordovician458.2 - 443.1USA (Kentucky) Strophomena vetusta (75463)
Shermanian - Edenian457.3 - 450.2Canada (Northwest Territories) Strophomena vetusta (24637)
Rocklandian - Kirkfieldian457.3 - 449.6Canada (Northwest Territories) Strophomena vetusta (24635)
Katian452.8 - 445.2Canada (Quebec) Strophomena vetusta (158526 158527 158549 158554 158631 158805 158806 158810 158811 158813 158827 158837 158844 158846 159202)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2Canada (Northwest Territories) Strophomena vetusta (192139)
Edenian - Maysvillian451.0 - 449.6Canada (Northwest Territories) Strophomena vetusta (192143)
Maysvillian450.2 - 449.6USA (Tennessee) Strophomena subtenta (5390)
Maysvillian450.2 - 449.6Canada (Manitoba) Strophomena vetusta (34813 166398 166404 166450 166455 166463)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5Canada (Ontario) Strophomena vetusta (173131)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5USA (Michigan) Strophomena vetusta (26312 26317 26333 173081 173246)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5USA (Indiana) Strophomena vetusta (72463 77644 77966 78893 78896)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5USA (Kentucky) Strophomena vetusta (37833 72687 72689 72690)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5Canada (Quebec) Strophomena vetusta (158801 158807 158812)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5Canada (Manitoba) Strophomena vetusta (166389 166392 166393 166400 166654 192101)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5USA (Ohio) Strophomena vetusta (72557 72578 72581)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.1USA (Kentucky) Strophomena vetusta (24034)