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Parastrophina scotica

Rhynchonellata - Pentamerida - Parastrophinidae

Taxonomy
Rhynchonella scotica was named by Davidson (1883).

It was recombined as Parastrophia scotica by Reed (1917); it was recombined as Parastrophina scotica by Williams (1962) and Candela and Harper (2014).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1883Rhynchonella scotica Davidson p. 201 figs. pl. xi, fig. 26
1917Parastrophia scotica Reed pp. 929 - 930 figs. pl. xxii, fig. 43
1962Parastrophina scotica Williams p. 229 figs. Pl. XXIII, figs. 19, 20, 23
2014Parastrophina scotica 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
orderPentameridaSchuchert and Cooper 1931
suborderSyntrophiidinaUlrich and Cooper 1936
superfamilyCamerelloideaHall and Clarke 1894
familyParastrophinidaeUlrich and Cooper 1938
genusParastrophina
speciesscotica(Davidson 1883)

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.

Parastrophina scotica Davidson 1883
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 1.0 to < 10g
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10g
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10g
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: minorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-04 12:10:02
Modified: 2009-06-04 14:10:02
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Hendy 2009, Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available