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Tanyoscapha sigmanae

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Terebratulidae

Taxonomy
Tanyoscapha sigmanae was named by Cooper (1983). Its type specimen is USNM 550911a and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Due east of Campbell Island, which is in a Bartonian carbonate limestone in the Castle Hayne Formation of North Carolina. It is the type species of Tanyoscapha.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1983Tanyoscapha sigmanae Cooper p. 242 figs. Pl 7, figs 17-28

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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
suborderTerebratulidina
superfamilyTerebratuloidea(Gray 1840)
familyTerebratulidaeGray 1840
subfamilyPlicatoriinae
genusTanyoscapha
speciessigmanae

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.

Tanyoscapha sigmanae Cooper 1983
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2018-11-10 17:44:14
Modified: 2018-11-10 17:44:14
Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: Bartonian or 41.30000 to 38.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (North Carolina) Tanyoscapha sigmanae (type locality: 187644)