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Retimarginifera sheni

Strophomenata - Productida - Paucispiniferidae

Taxonomy
Retimarginifera sheni was named by Waterhouse (2004). It is not extant. Its type specimen is NMV P305961. Its type locality is Qubu, Bed 9, which is in a Wuchiapingian marine mudstone in the Qubuerga Formation of China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2004Retimarginifera sheni Waterhouse

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
RankNameAuthor
classStrophomenataWilliams et al 1996
orderProductidaSarycheva and Sokolskaya 1959
suborderProductidina
superfamilyMarginiferoidea(Stehli 1954)
familyPaucispiniferidaeMuir-Wood and Cooper 1960
subfamilyPaucispiniferinaeMuir-Wood and Cooper 1960
tribePaucispiniferiniMuir-Wood and Cooper 1960
genusRetimarginifera
speciessheni

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.

Retimarginifera sheni Waterhouse 2004
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height816.110.634.412.19.54

Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationarysubo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: low-level epifaunalsubo
Diet: suspension feedersubo
Vision: blindc
Created: 2018-11-10 17:08:41
Modified: 2018-11-10 17:08:41
Source: subo = suborder, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Williams et al. 2000, Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Wuchiapingian to the top of the Changhsingian or 259.90000 to 252.17000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17China (Xizang) Retimarginifera xizangensis (60579 type locality: 60581)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17Nepal Marginifera sp. (99791) Transennatia sp. (43279)