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Hedstroemina ungula

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Rafinesquinidae

Taxonomy
Rafinesquina (Hedstroemina) ungula was named by Spjeldnaes (1957) [= Leptaena undata M'Coy; Holtedahl 1916, p. 75 (pars), pl. 13, fig. 12.]. It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Bratterud, Lower Chasmops Shale, which is in a Haljala/Keila marine shale in the Arnestad Formation of Norway.

It was recombined as Hedstroemina ungula by Owen and Harper (1982).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1957Rafinesquina (Hedstroemina) ungula Spjeldnaes p. 132 figs. pl. 8, figs. 9-11, text fig. 32B
1982Hedstroemina ungula Owen and Harper p. 113 figs. 4 F, G.l-N

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
RankNameAuthor
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classStrophomenataWilliams et al 1996
orderStrophomenidaOpik 1934
superfamilyStrophomenoideaKing 1846
familyRafinesquinidaeSchuchert 1893
subfamilyRafinesquininaeSchuchert 1893
genusHedstroeminaBancroft 1929
speciesungula()

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.

Hedstroemina ungula Spjeldnaes 1957
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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
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: minorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-10 12:18:24
Modified: 2009-06-10 14:18:24
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009, Hendy et al. 2009, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Haljala to the top of the Rakvere or 456.80000 to 450.50000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Costonian - Woolstonian458.2 - 454.0Norway (Oslo) Rafinesquina ungula (194819)
Soudleyan - Marshbrookian458.2 - 454.0Norway (Oslo) Hedstroemina ungula (2762)
Haljala - Keila456.8 - 452.8Norway (Oslo) Rafinesquina ungula (type locality: 162992)
Oandu - Rakvere452.8 - 450.5Norway (Oslo) Rafinesquina ungula (166819)