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Kjaerina bipartita

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Rafinesquinidae

Taxonomy
Strophomena bipartita was named by Salter (1854). Its type specimen is GSM 11486, a valve (ventral internal mould), and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Kjaerina bipartita by Cocks (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1854Strophomena bipartita Salter p. 74
1854Strophomena bipartita Salter and Aveline p. 74
2010Kjaerina bipartita Cocks pp. 1168 - 1170 figs. Plate 3, figures 1–6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
RankNameAuthor
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classStrophomenataWilliams et al 1996
orderStrophomenidaOpik 1934
superfamilyStrophomenoideaKing 1846
familyRafinesquinidaeSchuchert 1893
genusKjaerinaBancroft 1929
speciesbipartita(Salter 1854)

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.

Kjaerina bipartita Salter 1854
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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 11:29:03
Modified: 2009-06-10 13:29:03
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: Cheneyan or 452.50000 to 451.30000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cheneyan452.5 - 451.3United Kingdom (Wales) Kjaerina bipartita (173768 173774)