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Plectambonites radiata

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Plectambonitidae

Taxonomy
Strophomena radiata was named by Schmidt (1858). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Erra, Kõrgekallas Formation, which is in an Uhaku marine horizon in the Kõrgekallas Formation of Estonia.

It was recombined as Plectambonites radiata by Öpik (1930); it was recombined as Plectambonites radiatus by Cocks and Rong (1989).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1858Strophomena radiata Schmidt p. 215
1930Plectambonites radiata Öpik p. 122 figs. pl. 7, figs 82-83
1989Plectambonites radiatus Cocks and Rong p. 88

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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
familyPlectambonitidaeKozlowski 1929
subfamilyPlectambonitinaeJones 1928
genusPlectambonitesPander 1830
speciesradiata()

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.

Plectambonites radiata Schmidt 1858
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 14:13:23
Modified: 2009-04-13 11:03:33
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Uhaku or 459.70000 to 458.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Uhaku459.7 - 458.0Estonia (Sonda) Strophomena radiata (type locality: 168455)