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Ornithella skidegatensis

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Zeilleriidae

Taxonomy
Terebratula skidegatensis was named by Whiteaves (1876). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is East side of Maude Island, which is in a Callovian marine sandstone in the Yakoun Formation of Canada.

It was recombined as Ornithella skidegatensis by Crickmay (1933).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1876Terebratula skidegatensis Whiteaves p. 301 figs. Pl. 37, Fig. 6-6a
1933Ornithella skidegatensis Crickmay p. 888

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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
superfamilyZeillerioideaAllan 1940
familyZeilleriidaeAllan 1940
subfamilyVectellinae
genusOrnithella
speciesskidegatensis(Whiteaves 1876)

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.

Ornithella skidegatensis Whiteaves 1876
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesp
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2018-11-10 17:27:13
Modified: 2018-11-10 17:27:13
Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Callovian or 166.10000 to 163.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Callovian166.1 - 163.5Canada (British Columbia) Terebratula skidegatensis (type locality: 164640)