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Schuchertella percha

Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Schuchertellidae

Taxonomy
Schellwienella percha was named by Stainbrook (1947) [= Schuchertella chemungensis Kindle 1909, p. 16, pl. 3, figs. 2-4a.]. Its type specimen is M. A. S. 1593, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Percha Creek, 3 miles southeast of Hillsboro, which is in a Famennian marine shale/limestone in the Percha Shale Formation of New Mexico.

It was recombined as Schuchertella percha by Cooper and Dutro (1982), Stigall Rode (2005).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1947Schellwienella percha Stainbrook pp. 304 - 306 figs. pl. 45 f. 9, 12-13
1982Schuchertella percha Cooper and Dutro p. 56 figs. Plate 10, figure 47
2005Schuchertella percha Stigall Rode p. 161

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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
superfamilyOrthotetoidea
familySchuchertellidae
subfamilySchuchertellinae
genusSchuchertellaGirty 1904
speciespercha()

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.

Schuchertella percha Stainbrook 1947
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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
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: minorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryp
Attached: yesp
Life habit: low-level epifaunalp
Diet: suspension feederp
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-06 12:36:42
Modified: 2009-06-06 14:36:42
Source: g = genus, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: Late/Upper Famennian or 365.20000 to 358.86000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Famennian372.15 - 358.86USA (New Mexico) Schellwienella percha (231554) Schuchertella percha (231555 231556 231557 231558 231559)
Late/Upper Famennian365.2 - 358.86Canada (Alberta) Schellwienella percha (35544)