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Scaphelasma septatum

Lingulata - Acrotretida - Scaphelasmatidae

Taxonomy
Scaphelasma septatum was named by Cooper (1956). It is the type species of Scaphelasma.

Subspecies
Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1956Scaphelasma septatum Cooper

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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
orderAcrotretidaKuhn 1949
superfamilyAcrotretoidea
familyScaphelasmatidaeRowell 1965
genusScaphelasmaCooper 1956
speciesseptatumCooper 1956

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.

Scaphelasma septatum Cooper 1956
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Scaphelasma septatum rugosum Goryansky 1969
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphatico
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 0.1 to < 1.0g
Adult width: 0.1 to < 1.0g
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: minorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-10 12:48:37
Modified: 2009-06-10 14:48:37
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013, Hendy 2009

Age range: base of the Castlemainian to the top of the Yapeenian or 471.30000 to 469.40000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Latorp - Volkhov486.85 - 469.1Estonia (Ida-Viru) Scaphelasma septatum (195587)
Castlemainian - Yapeenian471.3 - 469.4Ireland Scaphelasma septatum (153922)
Volkhov471.3 - 469.1Estonia (Ida-Viru) Scaphelasma septatum (195561 195585 195586)
Chazyan471.3 - 457.3USA (Alabama) Scaphelasma septatum (162364)