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Oxoplecia ujukensis

Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Triplesiidae

Taxonomy
Oxoplecia ujukensis was named by Andreeva (1982). Its type specimen is TsNIGMRmuzey 54/11865 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Sample 503c. Uyuk River, Tuva, which is in a Darriwilian carbonate horizon in the Tarlyk Formation of the Russian Federation.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1982Oxoplecia ujukensis Andreeva pp. 55 - 56 figs. pl. 4 f. 14-18

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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
orderOrthotetidaWaagen 1884
suborderTriplesiidinaMoore 1952
superfamilyTriplesioideaSchuchert 1913
familyTriplesiidaeSchuchert 1913
genusOxopleciaWilson 1913
speciesujukensis

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.

Oxoplecia ujukensis Andreeva 1982
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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: stationaryg
Attached: yesg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-04-13 09:04:14
Modified: 2009-06-06 14:41:16
Source: g = genus, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: Darriwilian or 467.30000 to 458.40000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Darriwilian467.3 - 458.4Russian Federation (Tyva) Oxoplecia ujukensis (type locality: 185999 186003)