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Rafinesquina alternata alata

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Rafinesquinidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1944Rafinesquina alternata alata Wilson p. 160 figs. txt. f. 2 no. 4; pl. 1 f. 17
1946Rafinesquina alternata alata Wilson pp. 66 - 67 figs. txt. f. 2 no. 4; pl. 1 f. 17
2020Rafinesquina alata 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
classStrophomenataWilliams et al 1996
orderStrophomenidaOpik 1934
superfamilyStrophomenoideaKing 1846
familyRafinesquinidaeSchuchert 1893
subfamilyRafinesquininaeSchuchert 1893
genusRafinesquinaHall and Clarke 1892
speciesalternata()
subspeciesalataWilson 1944

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
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: minorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-04-13 10:31:26
Modified: 2018-11-11 09:56:04
Source: g = genus, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Chatfieldian to the top of the Maysvillian or 453.80000 to 449.60000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Caradoc458.2 - 449.5Canada (Ontario) Rafinesquina alata (26276) Rafinesquina alternata (26274)
Kirkfieldian457.3 - 449.6Canada (Ontario) Rafinesquina alternata (26192)
Chatfieldian453.8 - 451.0Canada (Ontario) Rafinesquina alata (26273) Rafinesquina alternata (26263 26270 26271 26277)
Edenian - Maysvillian451.0 - 449.6Canada (Ontario) Rafinesquina alternata (26294)