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Oepikites obtusus

Lingulata - Lingulida - Obolidae

Taxonomy
Obolus (Schmidtia) obtusus was named by Mickwitz (1896).

It was recombined as Schmidtites obtusus by Biernat (1973); it was recombined as Oepikites obtusus by Popov and Khazanovitch (1989).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
O. koltchanovi, O. koltctchanovi, O. triquetus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1896Obolus (Schmidtia) obtusus Mickwitz p. 167 figs. pl. 2 f. 23,24,33,34
1973Schmidtites obtusus Biernat pp. 54 - 55 figs. PI. I, Figs 1-5; Text-fig. 3
1989Oepikites obtusus Popov and Khazanovitch p. 109 figs. pl. 2 f. 18,20-23

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
—Lophophorata
—PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
RankNameAuthor
subphylumLinguliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classLingulataGorjansky and Popov 1985
orderLingulidaWaagen 1885
superfamilyLinguloideaMenke 1828
familyObolidaeKing 1846
subfamilyObolinaeKing 1846
genusOepikitesKhazanovitch and Popov 1984
speciesobtusus(Mickwitz 1896)

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.

†Oepikites obtusus Mickwitz 1896
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphatico
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 1.0 to < 10g
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10g
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: noneg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-11 08:53:53
Modified: 2009-06-11 10:53:53
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Hendy 2009

Age range: base of the Furongian to the top of the Pakerort or 497.00000 to 483.80000 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Furongian497.0 - 486.85Estonia (Harju) Oepikites obtusus (191181)
Furongian - Pakerort497.0 - 483.8Estonia Oepikites obtusus (196595 196607)
Furongian - Pakerort497.0 - 483.8Estonia (Lääne-Viru) Oepikites obtusus (196605)
Furongian - Pakerort497.0 - 483.8Estonia (Tallinn) Oepikites obtusus (196594 196601)
Furongian - Pakerort497.0 - 483.8Estonia (Harju) Oepikites obtusus (196593 196603 196604 196608)
Furongian - Pakerort497.0 - 483.8Estonia (Ida-Virumaa) Oepikites obtusus (196606)
Furongian - Pakerort497.0 - 483.8Estonia (Harjumaa) Oepikites obtusus (196602)
Pakerort486.85 - 483.8Estonia (Harju) Oepikites obtusus, Schmidtites obtusus (191667)