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Broeggeria salteri

Lingulata - Lingulida - Elkaniidae

Taxonomy
Obolella salteri was named by Holl (1865). It is the type species of Broeggeria, Obolus (Broggeria).

It was recombined as Obolus (Broggeria) salteri by Walcott (1902); it was recombined as Broeggeria salteri by Hansen and Holmer (2011).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1902Obolus (Broggeria) salteri Walcott p. 605
2011Broeggeria salteri Hansen and Holmer

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
—Lophophorata
—PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
RankNameAuthor
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumLinguliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classLingulataGorjansky and Popov 1985
orderLingulidaWaagen 1885
superfamilyLinguloideaMenke 1828
familyElkaniidaeWalcott and Schuchert 1908
genusBroeggeriaWalcott 1902
speciessalteri(Holl 1865)

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.

†Broeggeria salteri Holl 1865
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphatico
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 1.0 to < 10g
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10g
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: noneg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: facultatively mobilesuperf
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feedersuperf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-04-11 12:31:45
Modified: 2009-06-04 17:51:54
Source: g = genus, superf = superfamily, o = order, c = class, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: base of the Cressagian to the top of the Varangu or 486.50000 to 484.50000 Ma

Collections (15 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Furongian497.0 - 485.4Kazakhstan Broeggeria salteri (122801 122808 122824 122825 122828 122829 122830 122837)
Furongian497.0 - 485.4United Kingdom Broeggeria salteri (229481 229505 229511)
Cressagian486.5 - 482.0United Kingdom (England) Obolus salteri (3711)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7Norway (Ovre Oren) Broeggeria salteri (75288)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7Sweden Broeggeria salteri (3107)
Varangu485.4 - 484.5Sweden (Öland) Broeggeria salteri (191672)