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Eochonetes magna

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Sowerbyellidae

Taxonomy
Thaerodonta magna was named by Howe (1965). Its type specimen is USNM 145047, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Section H-2 (Helms West Well). Bed 09. Hueco Mountains, west-facing escarpment, which is in a Maysvillian carbonate limestone in the Aleman Formation of Texas.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1965Thaerodonta magna Howe pp. 651 - 652 figs. P1. 82, figs. 1-7
2016Eochonetes magna Bauer and Stigall fig. 8.19–8.21

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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
speciesmagna()

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 magna Howe 1965
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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: Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Edenian to the top of the Richmondian or 451.00000 to 445.50000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Katian452.8 - 445.2USA (Oklahoma) Thaerodonta magna (10753 55505 55506 55507 55508)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2USA (Oklahoma) Thaerodonta magna (55515)
Maysvillian450.2 - 449.6USA (Texas) Thaerodonta magna (type locality: 165324)
Maysvillian450.2 - 449.6USA (Oklahoma) Thaerodonta magna (55510)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5Canada (Northwest Territories) Thaerodonta magna (192137)