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Magellania flavescens

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Terebratellidae

Taxonomy
Terebratula flavescens was named by Lamarck (1819). It is extant. It is the type species of Magellania.

It was recombined as Magellania flavescens by Craig (1999).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. divaricata, M. fimbriata, M. furcata, M. garibaldiana, M. grandis, M. sinuata

Synonyms
  • Magellania iredalei was named by Allan (1939). It is extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Terebratula flavescens by Foster (1974).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1819Terebratula flavescens Lamarck
1939Magellania iredalei Allan
1999Magellania flavescens Craig p. 459 figs. 5A-G

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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
orderTerebratulida
suborderTerebratellidinaMuir-Wood 1955
superfamilyTerebratelloideaKing 1850
familyTerebratellidaeKing 1850
subfamilyMagellaniinaeBeecher 1893
genusMagellaniaBayle 1880
speciesflavescens(Lamarck 1819)

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.

Magellania flavescens Lamarck 1819
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Invalid names: Magellania iredalei Allan 1939 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height14.35

Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesp
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2018-11-10 17:18:30
Modified: 2018-11-10 17:25:19
Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Gelasian to the top of the Holocene or 2.58000 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Gelasian2.58 - 1.8Australia (Western Australia) Magellania flavescens (187468)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Australia (Western Australia) Magellania flavescens (187443 187461 187465 187469)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Australia (Western Australia) Magellania flavescens (187470)