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Floweria cornucopia

Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Areostrophiidae

Taxonomy
Schuchertella cornucopia was named by Imbrie (1959). Its type specimen is USNM 124373, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Loc. 52h. Roadside near center of NE. 1/4 sect. 22, T. 32N.,R.8E., Alpena County, which is in a Devonian marine shale in the Genshaw Formation of Michigan.

It was recombined as Floweria cornucopia by Stigall Rode (2005).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1959Schuchertella cornucopia Imbrie p. 391 figs. Plate 62, figures 5-8
2005Floweria cornucopia Stigall Rode p. 162

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
RankNameAuthor
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classStrophomenataWilliams et al 1996
orderOrthotetidaWaagen 1884
suborderOrthotetidina
superfamilyChilidiopsoideaBoucot 1959
familyAreostrophiidaeManankov 1979
subfamilyAdectorhynchinaeHenry and Gordon 1985
genusFloweria
speciescornucopia()

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.

Floweria cornucopia Imbrie 1959
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
J. Imbrie 1959The follow- ing characters distinguish this species: (1) medium size, (2) elongate outline, and (3) high pedicle interarea.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryp
Attached: yesp
Life habit: low-level epifaunalp
Diet: suspension feederp
Vision: blindc
Created: 2010-02-15 05:25:57
Modified: 2010-02-15 07:25:57
Source: c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Givetian or 387.70000 to 382.70000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Devonian393.3 - 382.7USA (Michigan) Schuchertella cornucopia (type locality: 219866)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7USA (Michigan) Schuchertella cornucopia (207859)