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Plectoconcha

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Plectoconchidae

Taxonomy
Plectoconcha is a genus. It is not extant. Its type is Rhynchonella aequiplicata. It is the type genus of Plectoconchidae.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Plectoconcha Sepkoski
2006Plectoconcha Williams et al. p. 2089

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
RankNameAuthor
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classRhynchonellataWilliams et al. 1996
orderTerebratulida
suborderTerebratulidina
superfamilyLoboidothyridoideaMakridin 1964
familyPlectoconchidaeDagys 1974
genusPlectoconcha

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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Plectoconcha delicata Sun et al. 1979
Plectoconcha newbyi Sandy and Stanley, Jr. 1993
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height815.59.8526.314.16.04

Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesp
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2018-11-10 17:49:12
Modified: 2018-11-10 17:49:12
Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: Lacian or 227.30000 to 215.38000 Ma

Collections (19 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lacian227.3 - 215.38USA (Nevada) P. aequiplicata (101172 144580 144581) P. newbyi (100412 144576 144582) Rhynchonella aequiplicata (142643)
Norian227.3 - 205.7USA (Nevada) P. aequiplicata (32572 32575 32591 32592 32594 32597 32598 135550 135551) P. sp. (210688 210689 210690)