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Rhipidomella oklahomensis

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Rhipidomellidae

Taxonomy
Rhipidomella oklahomensis was named by Amsden (1956). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Locality 03. East side of road in bluff for 1/2 mile, which is in a Ludlow/Pridoli carbonate limestone/shale in the Henryhouse Formation of Oklahoma.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1956Rhipidomella oklahomensis Amsden

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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
suborderDalmanellidinaMoore 1952
superfamilyDalmanelloideaSchuchert 1913
familyRhipidomellidaeSchuchert 1913
subfamilyRhipidomellinaeSchuchert 1913
genusRhipidomella
speciesoklahomensis

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: 1.0 to < 10g
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: minorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-04 08:36:03
Modified: 2009-06-04 10:36:03
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Gorstian to the top of the Ludfordian or 427.40000 to 423.00000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Gorstian427.4 - 425.6USA (Oklahoma) Rhipidomella oklahomensis (170221)
Ludlow427.4 - 423.0USA (Oklahoma) Rhipidomella oklahomensis (170245)
Ludlow - Pridoli427.4 - 419.2USA (Oklahoma) Rhipidomella oklahomensis (type locality: 170225 170228 170238)
Ludfordian425.6 - 423.0USA (Oklahoma) Rhipidomella oklahomensis (170224)