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Schizonema fissistriata

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Hesperorthidae

Taxonomy
Hebertella (Schizonema) fissistriata was named by Foerste (1912). It is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Schizonema.

It was recombined as Schizonema fissistriata by Li and Copper (2006).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1912Hebertella (Schizonema) fissistriata Foerste p. 14
2006Schizonema fissistriata Li and Copper p. 14

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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
orderOrthidaSchuchert and Cooper 1932
suborderOrthidinaSchuchert and Cooper 1932
superfamilyOrthoideaWoodward 1852
familyHesperorthidaeSchuchert and Cooper 1931
genusSchizonema
speciesfissistriata(Foerste 1912)

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.

Schizonema fissistriata Foerste 1912
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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: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-04 08:10:24
Modified: 2009-06-04 10:10:24
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009, Nesnidal et al. 2013
Collections
No collection or age range data are available