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Waiparia

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Terebratellidae

Taxonomy
Waiparia is a genus. It is not extant. Its type is Pachymagas ellipticus.

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

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Waiparia Sepkoski
2006Waiparia Williams et al. p. 2233

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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
orderTerebratulida
suborderTerebratellidinaMuir-Wood 1955
superfamilyTerebratelloideaKing 1850
familyTerebratellidaeKing 1850
subfamilyTerebratellinaeKing 1850
genusWaiparia

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.

G. †Waiparia
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Waiparia elliptica Thomson 1918
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height113.9

Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesp
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2018-11-10 17:18:30
Modified: 2018-11-10 17:25:19
Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Duntroonian to the top of the Early/Lower Miocene or 27.30000 to 15.97000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Duntroonian27.3 - 25.2New Zealand W. elliptica (152348 152355 152356 152358 152359)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97New Zealand (Dannevirke) W. sp. (35651)
Otaian - Altonian21.7 - 15.9New Zealand W. sp. (77489)
Altonian19.0 - 15.9New Zealand W. sp. (77491)