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Rafinesquina trentonensis

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Rafinesquinidae

Taxonomy
Leptaena trentonensis was named by Hall (1847) [Conrad in Hall 1847].

It was recombined as Rafinesquina trentonensis by Salmon (1942), Cooper (1956).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1847Leptaena trentonensis Hall p. 102 figs. pl. 31 f. 1a-c; pl. 31A f. 1d-e
1942Rafinesquina trentonensis Salmon pp. 574 - 576 figs. pl. 85 f. 1-10
1956Rafinesquina trentonensis Cooper p. 888 figs. Plate 247, B, figures 5, 6; plate 266, E, figure 17

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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
orderStrophomenidaOpik 1934
superfamilyStrophomenoideaKing 1846
familyRafinesquinidaeSchuchert 1893
subfamilyRafinesquininaeSchuchert 1893
genusRafinesquinaHall and Clarke 1892
speciestrentonensis()

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

Age range: base of the Turinian to the top of the Maysvillian or 457.30000 to 449.60000 Ma

Collections (52 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Caradoc458.2 - 449.5USA (Georgia) Rafinesquina trentonensis (32614 32615 32617 32618 32619 32823 32824 32825 32826 32832)
Caradoc458.2 - 449.5Canada (Ontario) Rafinesquina trentonensis (26274 26275 26276)
Turinian457.3 - 453.8Canada (Ontario) Rafinesquina trentonensis (26174 26175 26188)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6Canada (Ontario) Rafinesquina trentonensis (26172)
Kirkfieldian457.3 - 449.6USA (Illinois, Iowa) Rafinesquina trentonensis (23797 23798)
Rocklandian - Kirkfieldian457.3 - 449.6USA (Illinois, Iowa) Rafinesquina trentonensis (23796)
Rocklandian - Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) Rafinesquina trentonensis (23277 23290)
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) Rafinesquina trentonensis (23278)
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Illinois, Iowa) Rafinesquina trentonensis (23799 23800 23801)
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6Canada (Ontario) Rafinesquina trentonensis (26272)
Chatfieldian453.8 - 451.0USA (New York) Rafinesquina trentonensis (337 431 432)
Chatfieldian453.8 - 451.0Canada (Ontario) Rafinesquina trentonensis (26263 26267 26268 26269 26270 26271 26273 26277)
Chatfieldian453.8 - 451.0USA (Kentucky) Rafinesquina trentonensis (34545 34546 34547 34548 34549 34555 34556 34561)
Katian452.8 - 445.2Canada (Quebec) Rafinesquina trentonensis (185487)
Edenian - Maysvillian451.0 - 449.6USA (Illinois, Iowa) Rafinesquina trentonensis (23810)
Edenian - Maysvillian451.0 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) Rafinesquina trentonensis (23282)
Edenian - Maysvillian451.0 - 449.6Canada (Ontario) Rafinesquina trentonensis (26295)
Maysvillian450.2 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) Rafinesquina trentonensis (23283)
Maysvillian450.2 - 449.6USA (Illinois, Iowa) Rafinesquina trentonensis (23811)