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Valcourea strophomenoides

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Plaesiomyidae

Taxonomy
Plaesiomys strophomenoides was named by Raymond (1905). It is the type species of Valcourea.

It was recombined as Plaesiomys (Valcourea) strophomenoides by Raymond (1911); it was recombined as Valcourea strophomenoides by Cooper (1956) and Liljeroth et al. (2017).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1911Plaesiomys (Valcourea) strophomenoides Raymond p. 240 figs. pl. 35, figs. 15, 17, 19; pl. 36, fig. I, text fig. 12
1956Valcourea strophomenoides Cooper pp. 411 - 412 figs. Plate 74, B, figures 15-25
2017Valcourea strophomenoides Liljeroth et al.

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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
genusValcoureaRaymond 1911
speciesstrophomenoides()

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.

Valcourea strophomenoides Raymond 1905
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 1.0 to < 10g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10g
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: minorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-04 08:30:18
Modified: 2009-06-04 10:30:18
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: Chazyan or 470.00000 to 457.30000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chazyan470.0 - 457.3USA (New York) Plaesiomys strophomenoides (56184 172180 172184 172186 172321 172322)