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Plectodonta (Plectodonta)

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Sowerbyellidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1929Plectodonta (Plectodonta) Kozlowski

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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
superfamilyPlectambonitoideaJones 1928
familySowerbyellidaeOpik 1930
subfamilySowerbyellinaeOpik 1930
genusPlectodontaKozlowski 1929
subgenusPlectodontaKozlowski 1929

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.

Subg. †Plectodonta (Plectodonta) Kozlowski 1929
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†Plectodonta (Plectodonta) minima Benedetto et al. 1992
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 11:45:54
Modified: 2009-06-10 13:45:54
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 Ludlow to the top of the Eifelian or 426.70000 to 387.95000 Ma

Collections (18 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wenlock - Pridoli432.9 - 419.62Argentina Plectodonta minima (25058)
Ludlow426.7 - 422.7Germany (Hessen) Sowerbyella mariae (38713)
Ludlow426.7 - 422.7Argentina Plectodonta minima (25109 25571)
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62Argentina Plectodonta minima (25110)
Pridoli - Helderbergian422.7 - 393.47Argentina Plectodonta minima (25055)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Ukraine Plectodonta mariae (14152 46577)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Kazakhstan Plectodonta mariae (24743)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Ukraine (Ternopil's'ka) Plectodonta mariae (170583 170606)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Poland Plectodonta mariae (13890)
Emsian410.62 - 393.47Germany (Niedersachsen) Plectodonta mimica (38350)
Emsian410.62 - 393.47China (Guangxi) Plectodonta biplexa (27497) Plectodonta heterosinus, Plectodonta sanglangensis (27504) Plectodonta orientalis (27534) Plectodonta sanglangensis (27478)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95China (Guangxi) Plectodonta biplexa (27560)