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Strophonella gippslandica

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Strophonellidae

Taxonomy
Strophonella gippslandica was named by Philip (1962). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Locality 49, Boola Beds, south of Tyers Quarry, Tyers area, Victoria, which is in a Silurian marine mudstone in the Boola Beds Formation of Australia.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1962Strophonella gippslandica Philip

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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
familyStrophonellidaeCaster 1939
genusStrophonellaHall 1879
speciesgippslandica

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: 10 to < 100g
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 12:02:12
Modified: 2009-06-10 14:02:12
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Silurian to the top of the Pragian or 443.80000 to 407.60000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Silurian443.8 - 419.2Australia (Victoria) Strophonella gippslandica (10191 type locality: 10193)
Helderbergian - Pragian419.2 - 407.6Australia (Victoria) Strophonella gippslandica (25651)