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Eremotrema gracilis

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Dalmanellidae

Taxonomy
Orthis (Dalmanella) testudinaria gracilis was named by Reed (1917) [Orthis (Dalmanella) testudinaria Dalman var. nov. gracilis].

It was recombined as Eremotrema gracilis by Williams (1962) and Candela and Harper (2014).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1917Orthis (Dalmanella) testudinaria gracilis Reed p. 854 figs. Plate X, figs. 4-6
1962Eremotrema gracilis Williams pp. 139 - 140 figs. Pl. XII, figs. 33, 34, 36
2014Eremotrema gracilis Candela and Harper pp. Supplement 1

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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
orderOrthidaSchuchert and Cooper 1932
suborderDalmanellidinaMoore 1952
superfamilyDalmanelloideaSchuchert 1913
familyDalmanellidaeSchuchert 1913
subfamilyDalmanellinaeSchuchert 1913
genusEremotremaCooper 1956
speciesgracilis()

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.

Eremotrema gracilis Reed 1917
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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: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-03 13:22:54
Modified: 2009-06-03 15:22:54
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013, Hendy 2009

Age range: Burrellian or 456.60000 to 452.50000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burrellian456.6 - 452.5United Kingdom (Scotland) Eremotrema gracilis (165043 165046)