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Eochonetes dignata

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Sowerbyellidae

Taxonomy
Thaerodonta dignata was named by Wang (1949). Its type specimen is SUI 1888b, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Clermont, which is in a Richmondian marine shale in the Scales Formation of Iowa.

It was recombined as Eochonetes dignata by Bauer and Stigall (2016).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1949Thaerodonta dignata Wang p. 22 figs. pl. 11D f. 1-6
2016Eochonetes dignata Bauer and Stigall fig. 8.1–8.4

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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
superfamilyPlectambonitoideaJones 1928
familySowerbyellidaeOpik 1930
subfamilySowerbyellinaeOpik 1930
genusEochonetesReed 1917
speciesdignata()

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.

Eochonetes dignata Wang 1949
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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: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-10 11:43:45
Modified: 2009-06-10 13:43:45
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: Richmondian or 449.60000 to 445.50000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Ordovician458.2 - 443.1USA (California) Thaerodonta dignata (226249)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5USA (Iowa) Thaerodonta dignata (type locality: 183359)