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Rota
Taxonomy
Rota was named by Langenheim and Epis (1957) [Sepkoski's age data: C Tour-l P Guad Sepkoski's reference number: 1066]. It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type is Rota martini. It was considered unknown by Gilliland (1993).
It was assigned to Theeliidae by Langenheim and Epis (1957), Gutschick (1959); to Protocaudinidae by Deflandre-Rigaud (1962); to Apodida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Paleochiridotidae by Frizzell and Exline (1966), Gutschick et al. (1967), Wernlund (1977), Gilliland (1993), Kozur and Mostler (2008).
It was assigned to Theeliidae by Langenheim and Epis (1957), Gutschick (1959); to Protocaudinidae by Deflandre-Rigaud (1962); to Apodida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Paleochiridotidae by Frizzell and Exline (1966), Gutschick et al. (1967), Wernlund (1977), Gilliland (1993), Kozur and Mostler (2008).
Species
R. martini (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1957 | Rota Langenheim and Epis p. 170 |
| 1959 | Rota Gutschick p. 134 |
| 1962 | Rota Deflandre-Rigaud p. 99 |
| 1966 | Rota Frizzell and Exline p. U669 |
| 1967 | Rota Gutschick et al. p. 1473 |
| 1977 | Rota Wernlund p. 66 |
| 1993 | Rota Gilliland p. 122 |
| 2002 | Rota Sepkoski |
| 2008 | Rota Kozur and Mostler p. 110 |
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Aberhan 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004, Arkadiev and Bugrova 1999 | |||||
Age range: base of the Kinderhookian to the top of the Capitanian or 358.86000 to 259.51000 Ma
Collections (7 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kinderhookian | USA (Missouri) | R. martini (41445 41448) | |
| Early/Lower Mississippian | USA (Arizona) | R. martini (93776) | |
| Kinderhookian - Osagean | USA (Montana) | R. martini (41444) | |
| Chadian | USA (Indiana) | R. sp. (2184 2204) | |
| Capitanian | USA (Texas) | R. martini (99860) |