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Swantonia weeksi

Obolellata - Naukatida - Naukatidae

Taxonomy
Swantonia weeksi was named by Walcott (1905). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is USNM Locality 1v, Barrel Spring Section, which is in a Dyeran offshore shale in the Poleta Formation of Nevada.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1905Swantonia weeksi Walcott p. 297
1977Swantonia weeksi Rowell p. 84 figs. Pl. 3, fig. 8

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
—Lophophorata
—PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
RankNameAuthor
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classObolellata
orderNaukatidaPopov and Tikhonov 1990
superfamilyNaukatoideaPopov and Tikhonov 1990
familyNaukatidaePopov and Tikhonov 1990
genusSwantonia
speciesweeksi

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.

†Swantonia weeksi Walcott 1905
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
A. J. Rowell 1977Swantonia with approximately 13 ribs on valve.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationarysuperf
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalsuperf
Diet: suspension feedersuperf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 14:33:27
Modified: 2004-02-28 16:33:27
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Dyeran or 515.30000 to 509.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Dyeran515.3 - 509.7USA (Nevada) Swantonia weeksi (type locality: 203345)