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Scaphorthis perplexa

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Giraldiellidae

Taxonomy
Scaphorthis perplexa was named by Cooper (1956). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Porterfield Quarry, 5 miles northeast of Saltville, which is in an Ashbyan reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Edinburg Formation of Virginia.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1956Scaphorthis perplexa Cooper

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
RankNameAuthor
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classRhynchonellataWilliams et al. 1996
orderOrthidaSchuchert and Cooper 1932
suborderOrthidinaSchuchert and Cooper 1932
superfamilyPlectorthoideaSchuchert and Le Vene 1929
familyGiraldiellidae
genusScaphorthisCooper 1956
speciesperplexa

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.

Scaphorthis perplexa Cooper 1956
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 14:11:06
Modified: 2009-04-11 14:18:14
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: Turinian or 457.30000 to 453.80000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Turinian457.3 - 453.8Canada (British Columbia) Scaphorthis perplexa (35426 192177 192182)
Ashbyan457.3 - 449.6USA (Virginia) Scaphorthis perplexa (type locality: 164296)
Rocklandian457.3 - 449.6USA (Nevada) Scaphorthis perplexa (331)