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Ptychopleurella bouchardi

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Hesperorthidae

Taxonomy
Orthis bouchardi was named by Davidson (1847). It is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Ptychopleurella.

It was recombined as Ptychopleurella bouchardi by Bassett and Cocks (1974), Jin and Chatterton (1997), Jin and Zhan (2008) and Rubel (2011).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. cymbella

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1974Ptychopleurella bouchardi Bassett and Cocks
1997Ptychopleurella bouchardi Jin and Chatterton
2008Ptychopleurella bouchardi Jin and Zhan p. 13
2011Ptychopleurella bouchardi Rubel

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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
genusPtychopleurellaSchuchert and Cooper 1931
speciesbouchardi(Davidson 1847)

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.

†Ptychopleurella bouchardi Davidson 1847
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 1.0 to < 10g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10g
Folds: minorg
Ribbing: majorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-04 08:12:16
Modified: 2009-06-04 10:12:16
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013, Hendy 2009

Age range: base of the Sheinwoodian to the top of the Ludfordian or 433.40000 to 423.00000 Ma

Collections (19 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sheinwoodian433.4 - 430.5Sweden (Gotland) Ptychopleurella bouchardi (13527 13597 13598 13669 13670 13672)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4USA (Iowa) Ptychopleurella bouchardi (25044)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4United Kingdom (England) Ptychopleurella bouchardi (79881)
Homerian - Gorstian430.5 - 425.6Sweden (Gotland) Ptychopleurella bouchardi (13530 13601)
Gorstian427.4 - 425.6Sweden (Gotland) Ptychopleurella bouchardi (13603)
Gorstian - Ludfordian427.4 - 423.0Sweden (Gotland) Ptychopleurella bouchardi (13531)
Ludlow - Elton427.4 - 421.3United Kingdom (Wales) Ptychopleurella bouchardi (74760)
Ludfordian425.6 - 423.0Sweden (Gotland) Ptychopleurella bouchardi (13532 13534 13535 13616 13618 13620)