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Rafinesquina percensis

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Rafinesquinidae

Taxonomy
Rafinesquina percensis was named by Cooper and Kindle (1936). Its type specimen is UNSM 91815,a, a valve (ventral valve), and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1936Rafinesquina percensis Cooper and Kindle p. 356 figs. Plate 51, figures 31, 34, 36, 41

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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
superfamilyStrophomenoideaKing 1846
familyRafinesquinidaeSchuchert 1893
subfamilyRafinesquininaeSchuchert 1893
genusRafinesquinaHall and Clarke 1892
speciespercensis

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.

Rafinesquina percensis Cooper and Kindle 1936
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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: stationaryg
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-04-13 10:31:26
Modified: 2018-11-11 09:56:04
Source: g = genus, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Ashgill to the top of the Gamachian or 449.50000 to 443.10000 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Edenian - Gamachian451.0 - 443.1Canada (Quebec) Rafinesquina percensis (37793)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.1Canada (Quebec) Rafinesquina percensis (11568 11689 11690 11706 11723 11724 11725 11934 11937 11938 12063)
Ashgill - Llandovery449.5 - 432.9Canada (Québec) Rafinesquina percensis (24454)