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Metambonites subcarinatus

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Sowerbyellidae

Taxonomy
Metambonites subcarinatus was named by Popov and Cocks (2006). Its type specimen is BC 57733, a shell (mould of conjoined dorsal and ventral valves), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Loc. 828. Northern Dulankara Mountains, which is in a Katian marginal marine siltstone/mudstone in the Dulankara Formation of Kazakhstan.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2006Metambonites subcarinatus Popov and Cocks p. 270 figs. Plate 5, figures 2–12

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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
subfamilyXenambonitinae
genusMetambonitesZhan and Rong 1995
speciessubcarinatus

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.

Metambonites subcarinatus Popov and Cocks 2006
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 1.0 to < 10f
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-11 19:18:40
Modified: 2009-06-11 21:18:40
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Hendy 2009, Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Katian or 452.80000 to 445.20000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Katian452.8 - 445.2Kazakhstan Metambonites subcarinatus (type locality: 204072 204073 204075 204076 204091)