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Protozeuga bicarinata

Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Dayiidae

Taxonomy
Terebratula bicarinata was named by deVerneuil (1848). It is the type species of Protozeuga.

It was recombined as Protozeuga bicarinata by Bassett and Cocks (1974).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. bacarinata, P. carinata, P. miliana, P. naviformis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1974Protozeuga bicarinata Bassett and Cocks

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
—Lophophorata
—PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
RankNameAuthor
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classRhynchonellataWilliams et al. 1996
orderAthyrididaBoucot et al. 1964
superfamilyDayioideaWaagen 1883
familyDayiidaeWaagen 1883
genusProtozeugaTwenhofel 1914
speciesbicarinata(deVerneuil 1848)

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.

†Protozeuga bicarinata deVerneuil 1848
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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: 1.0 to < 10g
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10g
Folds: minorg
Ribbing: noneg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryp
Attached: yesp
Life habit: low-level epifaunalp
Diet: suspension feederp
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-03 08:40:47
Modified: 2009-06-03 10:40:47
Source: g = genus, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Wenlock to the top of the Gorstian or 432.90000 to 425.00000 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Llandovery - Wenlock443.1 - 426.7Lithuania Protozeuga bicarinata (13742)
Jaani433.5 - 431.2Lithuania Protozeuga bicarinata (192560 193577)
Jaani - Jaagarahu433.5 - 428.6Lithuania Protozeuga bicarinata (192579)
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7Lithuania Protozeuga bicarinata (13744 13745 13746 207331)
Jaagarahu431.2 - 428.6Lithuania Protozeuga bicarinata (192559 193833)
Homerian - Jaagarahu430.6 - 428.6Lithuania Protozeuga bicarinata (192580)
Homerian430.6 - 426.7Sweden (Gotland) Protozeuga bicarinata (13529)
Gorstian426.7 - 425.0Lithuania Protozeuga bicarinata (192564)
Ludlow426.7 - 422.7Ukraine Protozeuga bicarinata (23372)