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Plaesiomys bellistriatus

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Plaesiomyidae

Taxonomy
Plaesiomys bellistriatus was named by Wang (1949) [= Dinorthis subquadrata (Hall). Bassler 1932, P1. 24, fig. 14. = Plaesiomys subquadratus (Hall). Greger and Born 1936, Pl. 1, figs. 13, 14.]. Its type specimen is SUI 1820 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Southeast quarter of Section 25, Auburn Township, which is in a Richmondian carbonate shale in the Brainard Formation of Iowa.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. arctica, P. subquatra, P. taungtalensis, P. sola, P. columbia

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1949Plaesiomys bellistriatus Wang p. 7 figs. Pl. 3, figs. D1-5
1988Plaesiomys bellistriatus Howe pp. 212 - 213 figs. 4.22-4.29, 8

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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
suborderOrthidinaSchuchert and Cooper 1932
superfamilyOrthoideaWoodward 1852
familyPlaesiomyidaeSchuchert 1913
subfamilyPlaesiomyinaeSchuchert 1913
genusPlaesiomysHall and Clarke 1892
speciesbellistriatus

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.

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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
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-02 13:51:18
Modified: 2009-06-02 15:51:18
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Nesnidal et al. 2013, Hendy 2009

Age range: base of the Edenian to the top of the Richmondian or 451.00000 to 445.50000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Katian452.8 - 445.2USA (Oklahoma) Plaesiomys bellistriatus (55508)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2USA (Oklahoma) Plaesiomys bellistriatus (55514)
Edenian - Maysvillian451.0 - 449.6USA (Missouri) Plaesiomys bellistriatus (192100)
Maysvillian450.2 - 449.6USA (Texas) Plaesiomys bellistriatus (165288)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5USA (Iowa) Plaesiomys bellistriatus (type locality: 192092)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5USA (Tennessee) Plaesiomys bellistriatus (13496 192098)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5USA (Illinois) Plaesiomys bellistriatus (192093)