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Rafinesquina ponderosa

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Rafinesquinidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1903Rafinesquina alternata ponderosa Hayes and Ulrich fig. 2
1949Rafinesquina ponderosa Wilson

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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
genusRafinesquinaHall and Clarke 1892
speciesponderosa(Hayes and Ulrich 1903)

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.

†Rafinesquina ponderosa Hayes and Ulrich 1903
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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: noneg
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-04-13 10:31:26
Modified: 2018-11-11 09:56:04
Source: g = genus, 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 Maysvillian to the top of the Caradoc or 450.20000 to 449.50000 Ma

Collections (22 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Caradoc458.2 - 449.5USA (Tennessee) Rafinesquina ponderosa (5373)
Late/Upper Ordovician458.2 - 443.1USA (Indiana) Rafinesquina ponderosa (75165 76259 77493 78152 78156 78388 78509 78601)
Late/Upper Ordovician458.2 - 443.1USA (Ohio) Rafinesquina ponderosa (77811 77893 78157 78507 78508)
Late/Upper Ordovician458.2 - 443.1USA (Kentucky) Rafinesquina ponderosa (76126 76219 76244 77541)
Maysvillian450.2 - 449.6USA (Kentucky) Rafinesquina sp. (375)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5USA (Ohio) Rafinesquina ponderosa (75114)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5USA (Indiana) Rafinesquina ponderosa (77643 77966)