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Colaptomena expansa prolata

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Rafinesquinidae

Taxonomy
Macrocoelia prolata was named by Williams (1963). Its type specimen is BB.29106, a valve (pedicle valve), and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Colaptomena expansa prolata by Cocks (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1963Macrocoelia prolata Williams pp. 457 - 460 figs. PI. 14, figs. 3, 4, 6-10
2010Colaptomena expansa prolata Cocks

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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
genusColaptomenaCooper 1956
speciesexpansa()
subspeciesprolata()

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.

†Colaptomena expansa prolata Williams 1963
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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: minorg
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-10 11:26:53
Modified: 2009-06-10 13:26:53
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Hendy et al. 2009, Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Soudleyan to the top of the Longvillian or 458.40000 to 455.00000 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Soudleyan458.4 - 457.2United Kingdom (Wales) Macrocoelia prolata (3362 43636 43637 43638 43639 188588 188589 188593 188596 192387)
Longvillian457.2 - 455.0United Kingdom (Walers) Macrocoelia prolata (3304)
Longvillian457.2 - 455.0United Kingdom (Wales) Macrocoelia prolata (43640 192388 192389)