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Amphistrophia (Amphistrophiella) prolongata

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Amphistrophiidae

Taxonomy
Strophonella prolongata was named by Foerste (1909).

It was recombined as Amphistrophia prolongata by Amsden (1968); it was recombined as Amsdenostrophiella prolongata by Harper and Boucot (1978); it was recombined as Amphistrophiella (Amsdenostrophiella) prolongata by Frest et al. (1999); it was recombined as Amphistrophia (Amphistrophiella) prolongata by Williams et al. (2000).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1909Strophonella prolongata Foerste p. 85 figs. Plate II, Figs. 23 A, B.
1968Amphistrophia prolongata Amsden p. 54
1978Amsdenostrophiella prolongata Harper and Boucot
1999Amphistrophiella (Amsdenostrophiella) prolongata Frest et al.
2000Amphistrophia (Amphistrophiella) prolongata Williams et al. p. 260

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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
familyAmphistrophiidaeHarper 1973
subfamilyAmphistrophiinaeHarper 1973
genusAmphistrophiaHall and Clarke 1892
subgenusAmphistrophiella()
speciesprolongata()

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.

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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: 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 10:23:22
Modified: 2009-06-10 12:23:22
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Hendy 2009, Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Gorstian to the top of the Pridoli or 426.70000 to 419.62000 Ma

Collections (19 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Gorstian426.7 - 425.0USA (Oklahoma) Strophonella prolongata (170221)
Ludlow426.7 - 422.7USA (Oklahoma) Strophonella prolongata (170242 170245 170253)
Ludlow - Pridoli426.7 - 419.62USA (Oklahoma) Strophonella prolongata (170222 170225 170228 170238 170240 170241 170247)
Ludfordian425.0 - 422.7USA (Oklahoma) Strophonella prolongata (170224)
Ludfordian - Pridoli425.0 - 419.62USA (Oklahoma) Amphistrophiella prolongata (26824)
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62USA (Oklahoma) Strophonella prolongata (170234 170235 170243 170244 170254 170266)