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Tetraphalerella hecuba

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Strophomenidae

Taxonomy
Strophomena hecuba was named by Billings (1860). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Tetraphalerella hecuba by Jin et al. (1997).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1860Strophomena hecuba Billings pp. 46-48 figs. Pl. 18, figs. 1-12; Pl. 19, figs. 1-6; Text-figs. 41-42
1997Tetraphalerella hecuba Jin et al.

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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
genusTetraphalerellaWang 1949
specieshecuba(Billings 1860)

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.

†Tetraphalerella hecuba Billings 1860
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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 19:20:40
Modified: 2009-06-11 21:20:40
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009

Age range: base of the Maysvillian to the top of the Richmondian or 450.20000 to 445.50000 Ma

Collections (42 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Katian452.8 - 445.2Canada (Quebec) Tetraphalerella hecuba (158530 158537 158538 158549 158560 158570 158571 158634 158635 158637 158638 158639 158640 158641 158642 158643 158644 158645 158647 158811 158835 158837 158838 158839 158844 158846 159195 159196 159197 159198 159199 159200 159202 159216)
Maysvillian450.2 - 449.6Canada (Manitoba) Strophomena hecuba (14120)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5Canada (Quebec) Strophomena hecuba (173244 173245 173860) Tetraphalerella hecuba (158812)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5Canada (Manitoba) Tetraphalerella hecuba (166654)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5Canada (Québec) Strophomena hecuba (173239)
Richmondian - Gamachian449.6 - 443.1Canada (Manitoba) Strophomena hecuba (23018)