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Katastrophomena penkillensis

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Furcitellidae

Taxonomy
Strophonella penkillensis was named by Reed (1917). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Bargany Pond Burn (= Lauchlan Burn), Girvan, which is in a Telychian basinal (siliciclastic) siltstone in the Wood Burn Formation of the United Kingdom.

It was recombined as Katastrophomena penkillensis by Cocks (1968); it was misspelled as Katastrophomena pen by Baarli (1987); it was recombined as Katastrophomena (Katastrophomena) penkillensis by Reed (1917) and Rubel (2011).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1917Katastrophomena (Katastrophomena) penkillensis Reed
1968Katastrophomena penkillensis Cocks
1987Katastrophomena pen Baarli
2011Katastrophomena (Katastrophomena) penkillensis Rubel

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
—Lophophorata
—PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
RankNameAuthor
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classStrophomenataWilliams et al 1996
orderStrophomenidaOpik 1934
superfamilyStrophomenoideaKing 1846
familyFurcitellidae(Williams 1965)
genusKatastrophomenaCocks 1968
speciespenkillensis(Reed 1917)

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: minorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-10 11:55:14
Modified: 2009-06-10 13:55:14
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Hendy 2009, Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Aeronian to the top of the Sheinwoodian or 440.80000 to 430.50000 Ma

Collections (15 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rhuddanian - Aeronian443.4 - 438.5Norway Katastrophomena penkillensis (14301)
Aeronian440.8 - 438.5Norway (Asker) Katastrophomena penkillensis (174360)
Aeronian440.8 - 438.5United Kingdom Katastrophomena penkillensis (72280)
Aeronian440.8 - 438.5Norway Katastrophomena pen (505) Katastrophomena penkillensis (13845 13846 13847 14279 14303)
Aeronian440.8 - 438.5Norway (Oslo) Katastrophomena pen (504 506)
Telychian438.5 - 433.4United Kingdom (Scotland) Strophonella penkillensis (type locality: 170697)
Sheinwoodian433.4 - 430.5Sweden (Gotland) Katastrophomena penkillensis (162435 170479 192172)