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Epacrothyris rennisonae

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Terebratellidae

Taxonomy
Epacrothyris rennisonae was named by Hiller and MacKinnon (2000). Its type specimen is UCM1558, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Kaihoka Lake Beach, which is in a Chattian shoreface sandstone in the Abel Head Formation of New Zealand.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2000Epacrothyris rennisonae Hiller and MacKinnon p. 72 fig. 8

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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
orderTerebratulida
suborderTerebratellidinaMuir-Wood 1955
superfamilyTerebratelloideaKing 1850
familyTerebratellidaeKing 1850
subfamilyStethothyridinae
genusEpacrothyris
speciesrennisonae

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.

Epacrothyris rennisonae Hiller and MacKinnon 2000
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationarysubf
Attached: yesp
Life habit: low-level epifaunalsubf
Diet: suspension feedersubf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2018-11-10 17:23:54
Modified: 2018-11-10 17:23:54
Source: subf = subfamily, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: Chattian or 27.30000 to 23.04000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chattian27.3 - 23.04New Zealand Epacrothyris rennisonae (type locality: 206903 206904)