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Floweria perversa

Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Areostrophiidae

Taxonomy
Orthis perversa was named by Hall (1857) [Lectotype designated by Stigall (2005)]. Its type specimen is AMNH 37277 and is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Streptorhynchus chemungensis perversa by Hall (1867); it was recombined as Schuchertella perversa by Shimer and Shrock (1944); it was recombined as Eoschuchertella perversa by Linsley (1994); it was recombined as Floweria perversa by Stigall Rode (2005).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1857Orthis perversa Hall p. 137
1867Streptorhynchus chemungensis perversa Hall pp. 72– 73 figs. pl. 9, figs 13–17, 26
1944Schuchertella perversa Shimer and Shrock p. 343 figs. pl. 132, figs 43–45
1994Eoschuchertella perversa Linsley p. 343 figs. pl. 132, figs 43–45
2005Floweria perversa Stigall Rode pp. 164, Table 4 fig. 9.2–9.3

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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
suborderOrthotetidina
superfamilyChilidiopsoideaBoucot 1959
familyAreostrophiidaeManankov 1979
subfamilyAdectorhynchinaeHenry and Gordon 1985
genusFloweria
speciesperversa(Hall 1857)

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.

Floweria perversa Hall 1857
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
A. L. Stigall Rode 2005Large Floweria; cardinal extremities rounded; costae large and subequal, fila present in interspaces; ventral valve subrectangular, interarea low; cardinal process wide.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryp
Attached: yesp
Life habit: low-level epifaunalp
Diet: suspension feederp
Vision: blindc
Created: 2010-02-15 05:25:57
Modified: 2010-02-15 07:25:57
Source: c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Middle Devonian or 393.30000 to 382.70000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Devonian393.3 - 382.7USA (New York) Eoschuchertella perversa (91091 91215 91234 91237 91239)