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Ptychopleurella twenhofeli

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Hesperorthidae

Taxonomy
Orthis twenhofeli was named by Wright (1964).

It was recombined as Ptychopleurella twenhofeli by Wright (1964) and Wright (1982).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1964Ptychopleurella twenhofeli Wright
1982Ptychopleurella twenhofeli Wright

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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
speciestwenhofeli()

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.

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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, Hendy 2009, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: Cautleyan or 449.20000 to 448.80000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pirgu - Hirnantian449.5 - 443.4Sweden (Dalarne) Ptychopleurella twenhofeli (73408)
Cautleyan449.2 - 448.8Ireland (Leinster) Ptychopleurella twenhofeli (89130)