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Finkelnburgia wemplei

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Finkelnburgiidae

Taxonomy
Dalmanella (Orthis) wemplei was named by Cleland (1900). Its type specimen is USNM 91413a-d and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Bed IV 2. near Fort Hunter, which is in a Tremadocian carbonate limestone in the Tribes Hill Formation of New York.

It was recombined as Finkelnburgia wemplei by Ulrich and Cooper (1938).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1900Dalmanella (Orthis) wemplei Cleland p. 129 figs. pl. 17 f. 10,13
1938Finkelnburgia wemplei Ulrich and Cooper pp. 145 - 146 figs. pl. 27D f. 17-23

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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
superfamilyPlectorthoideaSchuchert and Le Vene 1929
familyFinkelnburgiidaeSchuchert and Cooper 1931
genusFinkelnburgia()
specieswemplei(Cleland 1900)

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.

Finkelnburgia wemplei Cleland 1900
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 1.0 to < 10g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10g
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: minorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-04 07:51:51
Modified: 2009-06-04 09:51:51
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Tremadocian or 486.85000 to 477.10000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tremadocian486.85 - 477.1USA (New York) Dalmanella wemplei (189361) Finkelnburgia wemplei (189334)