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Austinella kankakensis

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Plaesiomyidae

Taxonomy
Orthis kankakensis was named by McChesney (1861).

It was recombined as Plectorthis kankakensis by Hall and Clarke (1892); it was recombined as Austinella kankakensis by Howe (1988).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
A. cooperi, A. lebediensis, A. scovellei, A. whitfieldi

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1861Orthis kankakensis McChesney p. 77
1868Orthis kankakensis McChesney p. 29 figs. Pl. 9, fig. 3a, b.
1892Plectorthis kankakensis Hall and Clarke p. 221 figs. Pl. 5, figs. 24, 25
1988Austinella kankakensis Howe pp. 210 - 212 figs. 4.12-4.15

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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
superfamilyOrthoideaWoodward 1852
familyPlaesiomyidaeSchuchert 1913
subfamilyPlaesiomyinaeSchuchert 1913
genusAustinellaFoerste 1909
specieskankakensis()

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.

†Austinella kankakensis McChesney 1861
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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: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-04 08:58:44
Modified: 2009-06-04 10:58:44
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009, Nesnidal et al. 2013, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Edenian to the top of the Richmondian or 451.00000 to 445.50000 Ma

Collections (16 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Edenian451.0 - 450.2USA (Illinois, Iowa) Austinella kankakensis (23809)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2USA (Minnesota) Austinella kankakensis (23281)
Edenian - Maysvillian451.0 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) Austinella kankakensis (23282)
Edenian - Maysvillian451.0 - 449.6USA (Illinois, Iowa) Austinella kankakensis (23810)
Maysvillian450.2 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) Austinella kankakensis (23283)
Maysvillian450.2 - 449.6USA (Texas) Austinella kankakensis (165288)
Maysvillian450.2 - 449.6USA (Illinois, Iowa) Austinella kankakensis (23811)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5USA (Tennessee) Austinella kankakensis (13496 192098)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.1USA (California) Austinella kankakensis (99695 99698 100635 100638 100642 100644 100864)