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Onniella plicata

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Dalmanellidae

Taxonomy
Onniella plicata was named by Howe (1965). Its type specimen is USNM 144961, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Section 06. Franklin Mountain. Small ridge 0.7 mile S55˚W. of Sugarloaf Mountain, which is in a Maysvillian deep subtidal dolomite in the Aleman Formation of Texas.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1965Onniella plicata Howe pp. 242 - 244 figs. PI. 36, figs. 11-15

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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
genusOnniellaBancroft 1928
speciesplicata

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.

Onniella plicata Howe 1965
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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
Thickness: thing
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: minorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: minorg
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yesg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-03-06 07:01:14
Modified: 2009-04-13 11:55:28
Source: g = genus, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Williams et al. 2000, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: Maysvillian or 450.20000 to 449.60000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Maysvillian450.2 - 449.6USA (Texas) Onniella plicata (type locality: 165280 165324 165329)