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Acrobrochus

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Terebratulidae

Taxonomy
Acrobrochus was named by Cooper (1983) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi R Sepkoski's reference number: 882]. It is extant. Its type is Acrobrochus vema.

It was assigned to Terebratulida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Terebratulinae by Williams et al. (2006).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1983Acrobrochus Cooper p. 248
2002Acrobrochus Sepkoski
2006Acrobrochus Williams et al. p. 2056

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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
orderTerebratulida
suborderTerebratulidina
superfamilyTerebratuloidea(Gray 1840)
familyTerebratulidaeGray 1840
subfamilyTerebratulinaeGray 1840
genusAcrobrochus

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.

G. Acrobrochus Cooper 1983
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Acrobrochus aldingi Tate 1880
Acrobrochus landonensis Thomson 1918
Acrobrochus tateana Tenison-Woods 1878
Acrobrochus vema Cooper 1973
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
height16.00
shell height112.5

Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2018-11-10 17:44:14
Modified: 2018-11-10 17:44:14
Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Eocene to the top of the Early/Lower Miocene or 37.20000 to 15.97000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 33.9 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Australia (South Australia) A. aldingi (187742) A. tateana (187743)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Australia (Western Australia) Terebratula tateana (70629 70634 70635 70639)
Duntroonian27.3 - 25.2New Zealand A. landonensis (152348 152355 152356 152358 152359)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Australia (Western Australia) Terebratula tateana (70714 70715)