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Macrocoelia llandeiloensis

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Rafinesquinidae

Taxonomy
Strophomena compressa llandeiloensis was named by Davidson (1871).

It was recombined as Rafinesquina llandeiloensis by Spjeldnaes (1959); it was recombined as Macrocoelia llandeiloensis by Lockley and Williams (1981).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. bella, M. duplistriata, M. occidentalis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1871Strophomena compressa llandeiloensis Davidson p. 316 figs. pl. 46, figs 11-14.
1959Rafinesquina llandeiloensis Spjeldnaes p. 16 figs. pl. 1 figs 1-7
1981Macrocoelia llandeiloensis Lockley and Williams pp. 62 - 63 figs. 216 - 225

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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
speciesllandeiloensis(Davidson 1871)

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.

†Macrocoelia llandeiloensis Davidson 1871
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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 2009, Hendy et al. 2009, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: Llandeilo or 461.10000 to 458.20000 Ma

Collections (44 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Llanvirn461.1 - 458.2United Kingdom (Wales) Macrocoelia llandeiloensis (3316 3317 3318 3320 69530 69531 69532 69537 69538 69543 69544 69545 69547 69548 69549)
Late/Upper Llanvirn461.1 - 458.2United Kingdom Macrocoelia llandeiloensis (69533 69534 69535 69536 69542 69551 69558 69559 69560 69561 69562 69563 69564 69565 69566 69567 69568 69569 69573 69574 69575 69576 69577)
Llandeilo461.1 - 458.2United Kingdom Macrocoelia llandeiloensis (69587 69588 69590 69591 69592 69595)