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Multispinula cuneata cavata

Lingulata - Siphonotretida - Siphonotretidae

Taxonomy
Schizambon cuneatum cavatum was named by Williams (1962) [= Schizambon scoticus (Davidson) Reed 1917, p. 812 pars, pl. iii, fig. 11, non figs. 9, 10, 12-14.]. Its type specimen is BB.15452, a valve, and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Multispinula cuneata cavata by Candela and Harper (2014).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1962Schizambon cuneatum cavatum Williams pp. 92 - 93 figs. P1. VII, figs. 19, 20, 26
2014Multispinula cuneata cavata 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
subphylumLinguliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classLingulataGorjansky and Popov 1985
orderSiphonotretidaGorjansky 1960
superfamilySiphonotretoideaKutorga 1848
familySiphonotretidaeKutorga 1848
genusMultispinulaRowell 1962
speciescuneata(Willard 1928)
subspeciescavata()

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.

Multispinula cuneata cavata Williams 1962
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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: stationaryp
Attached: yesp
Life habit: low-level epifaunalp
Diet: suspension feederp
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-10 13:06:10
Modified: 2009-06-10 15:06:10
Source: g = genus, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available