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Macrocoelia champlainensis

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Rafinesquinidae

Taxonomy
Rafinesquina champlainensis was named by Raymond (1902).

It was recombined as Macrocoelia champlainensis by Cooper (1956).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. bella, M. duplistriata, M. occidentalis
Entered
by B. Kröger on 2015-07-29; modified by P. Wagner on 2015-10-19

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1902Rafinesquina champlainensis Raymond p. 37 figs. pl. 18, figs. 5, 6
1911Rafinesquina champlainensis Raymond p. 233 figs. 6-9
1956Macrocoelia champlainensis Cooper p. 892

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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
genusMacrocoeliaCooper 1956
specieschamplainensis(Raymond 1902)

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.

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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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Nesnidal et al. 2013, Hendy 2009

Age range: Chazyan or 471.30000 to 457.30000 Ma

Collections (33 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chazyan471.3 - 457.3USA (Tennessee) Macrocoelia champlainensis (222075)
Chazyan471.3 - 457.3USA (New York) Rafinesquina champlainensis (42808 56184 56185 171711 171798 172144 172180 172184 172193 172224 172226 172227 172228 172229 172230 172232 172294 172295 172296 172297 172298 172307 172308 172309 172311 172313 172321 172322 172347 172348)
Chazyan471.3 - 457.3USA (Vermont) Rafinesquina champlainensis (171816 172208)