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Mackerrovia jinei

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Rafinesquinidae

Taxonomy
Mackerrovia jinei was named by Cocks (2014). Its type specimen is BC 59950, a valve (ventral internal mould), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Quarry at Talfan Farm, west of Llanddowror, which is in a Cautleyan carbonate limestone in the Sholeshook Formation of the United Kingdom.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2014Mackerrovia jinei Cocks pp. 23 - 24 figs. 4F-I

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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
subfamilyLeptaeninaeHall and Clarke 1894
genusMackerrovia
speciesjinei

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.

Mackerrovia jinei Cocks 2014
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-04-13 09:59:34
Modified: 2018-11-10 17:59:35
Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Cautleyan to the top of the Hirnantian or 449.20000 to 443.40000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cautleyan449.2 - 448.8United Kingdom (Wales) Mackerrovia jinei (type locality: 185101)
Rawtheyan448.8 - 445.2United Kingdom (Wales) Mackerrovia jinei (185115)
Hirnantian445.2 - 443.4United Kingdom (Wales) Mackerrovia jinei (153336)