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Schizophoria (Eoschizophoria) hesta

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Schizophoriidae

Taxonomy

Schizophoria hesta was named by Rong et al. (1974). It is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Eoschizophoria.

It was recombined as Schizophoria (Eoschizophoria) hesta by Rong and Yang (1980) and Stigall Rode (2005).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

S. allani, S. athabaskensis, S. athabaskiensis, S. bisinuata, S. blankenheimensis, S. compacta, S. connivens, S. fascicostella, S. fecunda, S. fossula, S. fragilis, S. latisulcata, S. lianghetangensis, S. mayesensis, S. mcfarlanei, S. multistriata, S. nevadensis, S. protonevadensis, S. runegatensis, S. shubarica, S. similis, S. striatula, S. texana, S. athabaskensis

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1974	Schizophoria hesta Rong et al.
1980	Schizophoria (Eoschizophoria) hesta Rong and Yang
2005	Schizophoria (Eoschizophoria) hesta Stigall Rode p. 148

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Protostomia
—	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
—	Lophophorata
—	Panbrachiopoda	Carlson and Cohen 2020
phylum	Brachiopoda	Cuvier 1805

Rank	Name	Author
subphylum	Rhynchonelliformea	Williams et al. 1996
class	Rhynchonellata	Williams et al. 1996
order	Orthida	Schuchert and Cooper 1932
suborder	Dalmanellidina	Moore 1952
superfamily	Enteletoidea	Waagen 1884
family	Schizophoriidae	Schuchert and Le Vene 1929
genus	Schizophoria
subgenus	Eoschizophoria
species	hesta	()

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.

†Schizophoria (Eoschizophoria) hesta Rong et al. 1974

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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

Adult height:

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 09:24:26

Modified:

2009-06-04 11:24:26

Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade

References: Hendy 2009, Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Ludlow or 427.40000 to 423.00000 Ma

Collections (11 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Ludlow	427.4 - 423.0	China (Yunnan)	Schizophoria hesta (27796)
Ludlow - Pridoli	427.4 - 419.2	China (Yunnan)	Eoschizophoria hesta (25786 25787 25794 25821 25822 25823 25824 25825 25826 25827)