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Opikina parvula

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Strophomenidae

Taxonomy
Opikina parvula was named by Cooper (1956). Its type specimen is USNM 117823a and is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1956Opikina parvula Cooper pp. 915 - 916 figs. Plate 244, A, figures 1-9

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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
familyStrophomenidaeKing 1846
genusOpikina
speciesparvula

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.

Opikina parvula Cooper 1956
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-11 19:20:40
Modified: 2009-06-11 21:20:40
Source: f = family, 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 Katian to the top of the Nabala or 453.00000 to 449.90000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Haljala - Nabala456.8 - 449.9Russian Federation (Krasnoyarsk) Opikina parvula (204799 204800 204801 204802 204803)
Katian453.0 - 445.2Russian Federation (Krasnoyarsk) Opikina parvula (204686 204793 204794 204795 204796 204809)