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Billingsella coloradoensis

Strophomenata - Billingsellida - Billingsellidae

Taxonomy
Orthis coloradoensis was named by Shumard (1860).

It was recombined as Billingsella coloradoensis by Walcott (1905), Walcott (1912), Freeman and Stitt (1996).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1860Orthis coloradoensis Shumard p. 627
1905Billingsella coloradoensis Walcott p. 231
1912Billingsella coloradoensis Walcott p. 751 figs. txt. f. 5, 66; pl. 85 f. 1, 1c, 1e-f, 1i, 1k, 1s, 1v
1996Billingsella coloradoensis Freeman and Stitt p. 361 figs. 4.1-4.4, 4.9

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
RankNameAuthor
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classStrophomenataWilliams et al 1996
orderBillingsellida
suborderBillingsellidina
superfamilyBillingselloidea
familyBillingsellidae
genusBillingsella
speciescoloradoensis(Shumard 1860)

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.

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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
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10g
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: minorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yesg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-04-11 12:14:26
Modified: 2009-06-06 14:04:41
Source: g = genus, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Franconian or 497.00000 to 486.85000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Franconian497.0 - 486.85USA (Oklahoma) Billingsella coloradoensis (221072 221073)