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Aporthophyla typa

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Taffiidae

Taxonomy
Aporthophyla typa was named by Ulrich and Cooper (1936). Its type specimen is USNM 92866 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Ikes Canyon, Toquima Range, which is in a Whiterockian carbonate limestone in the Antelope Valley Formation of Nevada.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1936Aporthophyla typa Ulrich and Cooper p. 625
1938Aporthophyla typa Ulrich and Cooper p. 183 figs. Plate 37 A , figures 1-3, 5, 7, 8, 1C.. 11
1970Aporthophyla typa Ross p. 63 figs. Plate 9, figures 1-4

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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
familyTaffiidaeSchuchert and Cooper 1931
subfamilyTaffiinaeSchuchert and Cooper 1931
genusAporthophylaUlrich and Cooper 1938
speciestypa

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.

†Aporthophyla typa Ulrich and Cooper 1936
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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: Rangerian or 471.30000 to 470.30000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rangerian471.3 - 470.3USA (Nevada) Aporthophyla typa (297 104450 104453)
Whiterockian471.3 - 457.3USA (Nevada) Aporthophyla typa (type locality: 88946 104447 104462)