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Thaerodonta redstonensis

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Sowerbyellidae

Taxonomy
Sowerbyella redstonensis was named by Mitchell and Sweet (1989). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Section W-1. 023.5 - 024.5 m. South Thundercloud Range, District of Mackenzie, which is in an Edenian carbonate limestone in the Whittaker Formation of Canada.

It was recombined as Thaerodonta redstonensis by Jin and Norford (1996).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1989Sowerbyella redstonensis Mitchell and Sweet p. 83 figs. Pl. 1, figs. 1-20
1996Thaerodonta redstonensis Jin and Norford pp. 37 - 38 figs. Plate 8, figures 1-19; Plate 9, figures 1-13; Figure 7

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
RankNameAuthor
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classStrophomenataWilliams et al 1996
orderStrophomenidaOpik 1934
superfamilyPlectambonitoideaJones 1928
familySowerbyellidaeOpik 1930
subfamilySowerbyellinaeOpik 1930
genusThaerodontaReed 1917
speciesredstonensis()

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.

Thaerodonta redstonensis Mitchell and Sweet 1989
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 1.0 to < 10g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10g
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 11:43:45
Modified: 2009-06-10 13:43:45
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Turinian to the top of the Edenian or 457.30000 to 450.20000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Turinian457.3 - 453.8Canada (British Columbia) Thaerodonta redstonensis (192178 192181 192182 192184 192200)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2Canada (Northwest Territories) Sowerbyella redstonensis (type locality: 192139)