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Bdellacoma
Taxonomy
Palaeocoma (Bdellacoma) was named by Salter (1857). It is the type subgenus of Bdellacomidae.
It was reranked as Bdellacoma by Stürtz (1893), Schuchert (1915), Spencer (1940), Spencer (1951), Owen (1965), Spencer and Wright (1966), Sepkoski (2002) and Blake (2013).
It was assigned to Palaeocoma by Salter (1857); to Ophiuridae by Stürtz (1893); to Lapworthuridae by Schuchert (1915); to Asterozoa by Spencer (1940); to Phragmactidae by Spencer (1951) and Owen (1965); to Stenurida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Bdellacomidae by Spencer and Wright (1966) and Blake (2013).
It was reranked as Bdellacoma by Stürtz (1893), Schuchert (1915), Spencer (1940), Spencer (1951), Owen (1965), Spencer and Wright (1966), Sepkoski (2002) and Blake (2013).
It was assigned to Palaeocoma by Salter (1857); to Ophiuridae by Stürtz (1893); to Lapworthuridae by Schuchert (1915); to Asterozoa by Spencer (1940); to Phragmactidae by Spencer (1951) and Owen (1965); to Stenurida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Bdellacomidae by Spencer and Wright (1966) and Blake (2013).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1857 | Palaeocoma (Bdellacoma) Salter p. 324 |
| 1893 | Bdellacoma Stürtz pp. 46, 63 |
| 1915 | Bdellacoma Schuchert p. 254 |
| 1940 | Bdellacoma Spencer pp. 525-528 |
| 1951 | Bdellacoma Spencer p. 111 |
| 1965 | Bdellacoma Owen p. 548 |
| 1966 | Bdellacoma Spencer and Wright p. U81 |
| 2002 | Bdellacoma Sepkoski |
| 2013 | Bdellacoma Blake p. 367 |
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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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| Source: subp = subphylum, p = phylum | |||||
| References: Bambach et al. 2007, Aberhan 1992 | |||||
Age range: base of the Wenlock to the top of the Leintwardine or 433.40000 to 419.20000 Ma
Collections (2 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wenlock | United Kingdom | B. sp. (68060) | |
| Leintwardine | United Kingdom | Bdellocoma vermiformis (95143) |