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Ptychopleurella kleinhamplei

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Hesperorthidae

Taxonomy
Ptychopleurella kleinhamplei was named by Ross and Barnes (1967). Its type specimen is USNM 145686 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is D 819 CO, which is in a Whiterockian shallow subtidal limestone in the Antelope Valley Formation of Nevada.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1967Ptychopleurella kleinhamplei Ross and Barnes p. D4 figs. Plate 1, figures 9-15

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
RankNameAuthor
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classRhynchonellataWilliams et al. 1996
orderOrthidaSchuchert and Cooper 1932
suborderOrthidinaSchuchert and Cooper 1932
superfamilyOrthoideaWoodward 1852
familyHesperorthidaeSchuchert and Cooper 1931
genusPtychopleurellaSchuchert and Cooper 1931
specieskleinhamplei

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.

Ptychopleurella kleinhamplei Ross and Barnes 1967
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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 < 10g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10g
Folds: minorg
Ribbing: majorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-04 08:12:16
Modified: 2009-06-04 10:12:16
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013, Hendy 2009

Age range: Whiterockian or 471.30000 to 457.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Whiterockian471.3 - 457.3USA (Nevada) Ptychopleurella sp. (type locality: 104278)