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Megastrophia (Eomegastrophia) acanthoptera

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Strophodontidae

Taxonomy
Strophomena acanthoptera was named by Whiteaves (1891). Its type specimen is GSC 5779 and is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Stropheodonta acanthoptera by Schuchert (1897); it was recombined as Brachyprion acanthopterus by Stearn (1956); it was recombined as Megastrophia (Eomegastrophia) acanthoptera by Jin et al. (1993).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1891Strophomena acanthoptera Whiteaves p. 294 figs. pl. 3, figs. 1, 2
1897Stropheodonta acanthoptera Schuchert p. 419
1956Brachyprion acanthopterus Stearn pp. 96 - 97 figs. Plate XI, figures 20, 21, 24, 25
1993Megastrophia (Eomegastrophia) acanthoptera Jin et al. pp. 118 - 119 figs. Plate 38, figures 7-14; Plate 39, figures 1-9

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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
familyStrophodontidae(Caster 1939)
genusMegastrophia
subgenusEomegastrophia
speciesacanthoptera(Whiteaves 1891)

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
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 14:13:23
Modified: 2009-04-13 11:03:33
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Telychian or 438.60000 to 432.90000 Ma

Collections (16 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Silurian443.1 - 419.62Canada (Manitoba) Brachyprion acanthopterus (26727 26729 26730 26731 26732 26733 26734 26735 26736 26738 26740)
Telychian438.6 - 432.9Canada (Quebec) Megastrophia acanthoptera (77343 77344)
Telychian - Wenlock438.6 - 426.7Canada (Manitoba) Brachyprion acanthopterus (26696 26741 26747)