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Syntrophopsis obscura

Rhynchonellata - Pentamerida - Tetralobulidae

Taxonomy
Porambonites obscurus was named by Hall and Whitfield (1877).

It was recombined as Parastrophia obscura by Schuchert (1897); it was recombined as Syntrophopsis obscura by Ulrich and Cooper (1938).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1877Porambonites obscurus Hall and Whitfield p. 234 figs. pl. 1, fig. 16.
1897Parastrophia obscura Schuchert p. 300
1938Syntrophopsis obscura Ulrich and Cooper pp. 236 - 237 figs. Plate 53 A, figures 1-15, 18, 19

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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
orderPentameridaSchuchert and Cooper 1931
suborderSyntrophiidinaUlrich and Cooper 1936
superfamilyPorambonitoideaDavidson 1853
familyTetralobulidaeUlrich and Cooper 1936
subfamilySyntrophopsinaeUlrich and Cooper 1936
genusSyntrophopsis
speciesobscura(Hall and Whitfield 1877)

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.

Syntrophopsis obscura Hall and Whitfield 1877
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: noneg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-04 12:30:43
Modified: 2009-06-04 14:30:43
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013, Hendy 2009

Age range: base of the Tulean to the top of the Whiterockian or 480.80000 to 457.30000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ibexian487.5 - 470.0USA (Nevada) Syntrophopsis obscura (91172)
Tulean - Blackhillsian480.8 - 470.0USA (Nevada) Syntrophopsis obscura (210810)
Whiterockian470.0 - 457.3USA (Nevada) Syntrophopsis obscura (210812)