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Cliftonia (Cliftonia)

Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Triplesiidae

Taxonomy
Cliftonia (Cliftonia) was named by Foerste (1909) [Sepkoski's age data: O Cara-u S Wenl-l Sepkoski's reference number: 1,860].

It was assigned to Cliftonia by Foerste (1909).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1909Cliftonia (Cliftonia) Foerste

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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
suborderTriplesiidinaMoore 1952
superfamilyTriplesioideaSchuchert 1913
familyTriplesiidaeSchuchert 1913
genusCliftoniaFoerste 1909
subgenusCliftoniaFoerste 1909

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.

Subg. †Cliftonia (Cliftonia) Foerste 1909
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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: 1.0 to < 10g
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 12:39:53
Modified: 2009-06-06 14:39:53
Source: g = genus, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available