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Parastrophina minor

Rhynchonellata - Pentamerida - Parastrophinidae

Taxonomy
Parastrophinella hemiplicata minor was named by Roy (1941). Its type specimen is USNM 28516 and is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Parastrophina minor by Sproat et al. (2015); it was recombined as Parastrophinella minor by Wagner (2020).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1941Parastrophinella hemiplicata minor Roy p. 94 fig. 57
2015Parastrophina minor Sproat et al. p. 172 fig. 14
2020Parastrophinella minor Wagner

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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
orderPentameridaSchuchert and Cooper 1931
suborderSyntrophiidinaUlrich and Cooper 1936
superfamilyCamerelloideaHall and Clarke 1894
familyParastrophinidaeUlrich and Cooper 1938
genusParastrophina
speciesminor(Roy 1941)

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.

Parastrophina minor Roy 1941
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 1.0 to < 10g
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10g
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10g
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: minorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-04 12:10:02
Modified: 2009-06-04 14:10:02
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Edenian to the top of the Hirnantian or 451.00000 to 443.10000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chatfieldian - Edenian453.8 - 450.2Canada (Nunavut) Parastrophinella minor (24116)
Chatfieldian - Maysvillian453.8 - 449.6Canada (Nunavut) Parastrophina minor (192776)
Chatfieldian - Maysvillian453.8 - 449.6Canada (Northwest Territories) Parastrophinella hemiplicata (188774)
Edenian - Maysvillian451.0 - 449.6Canada (Nunavut) Parastrophinella minor (24120)
Hirnantian445.2 - 443.1Canada (Yukon) Parastrophina minor (234053)