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Strophonella extensa

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Strophonellidae

Taxonomy
Amphistrophia extensa was named by Northrop (1939). Its type specimen is YPM and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Northrop Locality 010. Mouth of Chouinard Brook, Gascons, which is in a Gleedonian carbonate limestone in the Gascons Formation of Canada.

It was recombined as Strophonella extensa by Kulkov et al. (1985).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1939Amphistrophia extensa Northrop p. 178 figs. Plate 16, figure 14
1985Strophonella extensa Kulkov et al. p. 195

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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
familyStrophonellidaeCaster 1939
genusStrophonellaHall 1879
speciesextensa()

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.

Strophonella extensa Northrop 1939
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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
Adult height: 10 to < 100g
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 12:02:12
Modified: 2009-06-10 14:02:12
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: or 427.40000 to 425.40000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Gleedonian425.4 - 427.4Canada (Quebec) Amphistrophia extensa (type locality: 157356)