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Eostropheodonta chilcaensis

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Leptostrophiidae

Taxonomy
Aphanomena chilcaensis was named by Benedetto (1995). Its type specimen is CEGH-UNC 7228, a valve (in), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Seccion del Cerro Agua de Felipe. Layer 2, which is in a Rhuddanian marine sandstone/shale in the La Chilca Formation of Argentina.

It was recombined as Eostropheodonta chilcaensis by Benedetto and Montoya (2015).

Subspecies
E. parvula
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
E. intermedia, Stropheodonta helgoeyensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1995Aphanomena chilcaensis Benedetto pp. 445 - 448 figs. pl. 60, figs. 8-17
2015Eostropheodonta chilcaensis Benedetto and Montoya p. 18 figs. 11 a–t

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
—Lophophorata
—PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
RankNameAuthor
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classStrophomenataWilliams et al 1996
orderStrophomenidaOpik 1934
superfamilyStrophomenoideaKing 1846
familyLeptostrophiidaeCaster 1939
genusEostropheodontaBancroft 1949
specieschilcaensis()

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.

†Eostropheodonta chilcaensis Benedetto 1995
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†Eostropheodonta chilcaensis parvula Benedetto and Montoya 2015
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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: minorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yesg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-04-13 10:28:05
Modified: 2009-06-10 13:19:27
Source: g = genus, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Rhuddanian to the top of the Aeronian or 443.10000 to 438.60000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rhuddanian443.1 - 440.5Argentina (San Juan) Aphanomena chilcaensis (185893 185895 185896 185897 type locality: 185898 185899 185902) Aphanomena mullochensis (203574) Eostropheodonta chilcaensis, Aphanomena mullochensis (25093)
Aeronian440.5 - 438.6Argentina (San Juan) Eostrophedonta chilcaensis (152407)