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Apsotreta expansa

Lingulata - Acrotretida - Acrotretidae

Taxonomy
Apsotreta expansa was named by Palmer (1954). Its type specimen is UT-32193e, a valve (pedicle), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is TC-844, which is in a Paibian marine sandstone/limestone in the Riley Formation of Texas. It is the type species of Apsotreta.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1954Apsotreta expansa Palmer p. 770 figs. Pl. 90, figs. 6-14

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
RankNameAuthor
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumLinguliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classLingulataGorjansky and Popov 1985
orderAcrotretidaKuhn 1949
superfamilyAcrotretoidea
familyAcrotretidaeSchuchert 1893
genusApsotreta
speciesexpansa

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.

Apsotreta expansa Palmer 1954
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphatico
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 14:28:24
Modified: 2009-10-11 14:01:21
Source: o = order, c = class, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Paibian or 497.00000 to 494.20000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Paibian497.0 - 494.2USA (Texas) Apsotreta expansa (208693 208735 208736 type locality: 208737 208738 208824 208825 208826 208827 208979 208989)