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Multispinula scotica

Lingulata - Siphonotretida - Siphonotretidae

Taxonomy
Siphonotreta scotica was named by Davidson (1877).

It was recombined as Schizambon scoticum by Williams (1962); it was recombined as Multispinula scotica by Candela and Harper (2014).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1877Siphonotreta scotica Davidson p. 13 figs. pl. ii, figs. 5, 6.
1962Schizambon scoticum Williams p. 91 figs. PI. VII, figs. 16-18
2014Multispinula scotica Candela and Harper pp. Supplement 1

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
RankNameAuthor
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumLinguliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classLingulataGorjansky and Popov 1985
orderSiphonotretidaGorjansky 1960
superfamilySiphonotretoideaKutorga 1848
familySiphonotretidaeKutorga 1848
genusMultispinulaRowell 1962
speciesscotica(Davidson 1877)

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 scotica Davidson 1877
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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: Hendy 2009, Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Cheneyan or 452.50000 to 451.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cheneyan452.5 - 451.3United Kingdom (Scotland) Schizambon scoticum (164412)