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Mesopholidostrophia salopiensis

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Eopholidostrophiidae

Taxonomy
Pholidostrophia salopiensis was named by Cocks (1967). Its type specimen is GSM 102720, a valve (Pedicle valve), and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Mesopholidostrophia salopiensis by Baarli (1995).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1967Pholidostrophia salopiensis Cocks pp. 263 - 264 figs. Plate 39, figs. 12- 17
1995Mesopholidostrophia salopiensis Baarli pp. 46 - 47

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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
familyEopholidostrophiidaeRong and Cocks 1994
genusMesopholidostrophiaWilliams 1950
speciessalopiensis()

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: 1.0 to < 10g
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10g
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 10:54:34
Modified: 2009-06-10 12:54:34
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013, Hendy 2009

Age range: base of the Telychian to the top of the Sheinwoodian or 438.60000 to 430.60000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Telychian438.6 - 432.9United Kingdom Pholidostrophia salopiensis (163116)
Telychian438.6 - 432.9United Kingdom (England) Pholidostrophia salopiensis (49635 49638 49639)
Sheinwoodian432.9 - 430.6Canada (Nunavut) Mesopholidostrophia salopiensis (26009)