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Pentamerella arata

Rhynchonellata - Pentamerida - Clorindidae

Taxonomy
Atrypa arata was named by Conrad (1841). It is the type species of Pentamerella.

It was recombined as Pentamerella arata by Hall (1867), Boucot and Johnson (1968) and Feldman (1985).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. alpenensis, P. davidsoni

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1841Atrypa arata Conrad
1867Pentamerella arata Hall p. 375 figs. pl. 58, figs. 1-12
1968Pentamerella arata Boucot and Johnson p. 8 figs. Pl 1, figs 28-36
1985Pentamerella arata Feldman pp. 312 - 313 figs. llA, B, D, 12A-D, 13

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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
orderPentameridaSchuchert and Cooper 1931
suborderPentameridinaSchuchert and Cooper 1931
superfamilyClorindoideaRzhonsnitskaia 1956
familyClorindidaeRzhonsnitskaia 1956
subfamilyPentamerellinaeSapelnikov 1973
genusPentamerella
speciesarata(Conrad 1841)

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.

†Pentamerella arata Conrad 1841
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-11 14:44:08
Modified: 2009-06-11 16:44:08
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Silurian to the top of the Givetian or 443.80000 to 382.70000 Ma

Collections (37 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Silurian443.8 - 419.2USA (California) Pentamerella arata (229254)
Late/Upper Emsian402.5 - 391.9USA (New York) Pentamerella arata (232948)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7USA (Pennsylvania) Pentamerella arata (232686)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7USA (New York) Pentamerella arata (9537 9539 9540 9547 9549 9552 9553 9555 9556 9557 9558 9559 9560 9561 9562 9563 9565 9570 9571 9572 9573 9574 9577 9581 9613 9614 9616 9617 77056 77076 77077 77078 77080)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7USA (Indiana) Pentamerella arata (170009)