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Rafinesquina stropheodontoides

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Rafinesquinidae

Taxonomy

Brachyprion stropheodontoides was named by Savage (1913).

It was recombined as Rafinesquina stropheodontoides by Amsden (1974).

Synonyms

Rafinesquina mesicosta mesistria was named by Savage (1913).

It was synonymized subjectively with Rafinesquina stropheodontoides by Amsden (1974).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1913	Rafinesquina mesicosta mesistria Savage p. 118 figs. pI. 6, fig. 6.
1913	Brachyprion stropheodontoides Savage pp. 119-120 figs. pI. 6, fig. 4
1974	Rafinesquina stropheodontoides Amsden pp. 52 - 54 figs. PI. 12, figs. 2a-2o; 3a, 4a-4d; pI. 13, fig. 1a; text-fig. 36

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Protostomia
—	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
—	Lophophorata
—	Panbrachiopoda	Carlson and Cohen 2020
phylum	Brachiopoda	Cuvier 1805

Rank	Name	Author
subphylum	Rhynchonelliformea	Williams et al. 1996
class	Strophomenata	Williams et al 1996
order	Strophomenida	Opik 1934
superfamily	Strophomenoidea	King 1846
family	Rafinesquinidae	Schuchert 1893
subfamily	Rafinesquininae	Schuchert 1893
genus	Rafinesquina	Hall and Clarke 1892
species	stropheodontoides	(Savage 1913)

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.

†Rafinesquina stropheodontoides Savage 1913

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Invalid names: Rafinesquina mesistria Savage 1913 [synonym]

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:

stationaryg

Attached:

yesp

Life habit:

epifaunalg

Diet:

suspension feederg

Vision:

blindc

Created:

2009-04-13 10:31:26

Modified:

2018-11-11 09:56:04

Source: g = genus, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade

References: Hendy et al. 2009, Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Hirnantian to the top of the Aeronian or 445.20000 to 438.60000 Ma

Collections (5 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Hirnantian	445.2 - 443.1	USA (Missouri)	Rafinesquina stropheodontoides (55456 55458 55459)
Rhuddanian - Aeronian	443.1 - 438.6	Russian Federation	Rafinesquina stropheodontoides (185957 185958)