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Oxoplecia holstonensis

Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Triplesiidae

Taxonomy
Oxoplecia holstonensis was named by Willard (1928). Its type specimen is M.C.Z. 8632, a valve, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
O. nantensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1928Oxoplecia holstonensis Willard p. 287 figs. pl. 3, fig. 17
1956Oxoplecia holstonensis Cooper pp. 545 - 546 figs. Plate 99, J, figures 62-64; plate 100, G, figures 30-34; plate loi, D, figures 23-43

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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
speciesholstonensis

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 holstonensis Willard 1928
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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: base of the Caradoc to the top of the Ashbyan or 458.20000 to 449.60000 Ma

Collections (15 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chazyan471.3 - 457.3USA (Tennessee) Oxoplecia holstonensis (186185 186186 219793)
Whiterockian - Ashbyan471.3 - 449.6USA (Virginia) Oxoplecia holstonensis (33530)
Caradoc458.2 - 449.5USA (Georgia) Oxoplecia holstonensis (32779 32783 32787 32791 32798)
Caradoc458.2 - 449.5USA (Virginia) Oxoplecia holstonensis (33528 33529)
Ashbyan457.3 - 449.6USA (Virginia) Oxoplecia holstonensis (33532 164296 186184)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6USA (Virginia) Oxoplecia holstonensis (186182)