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Plicochonetes geniculatus

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Rugosochonetidae

Taxonomy
Chonetes geniculata was named by White (1862).

It was recombined as Plicochonetes geniculatus by Easton et al. (1958).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1862Chonetes geniculata White
1958Plicochonetes geniculatus Easton et al. pp. 49 - 50 figs. Plate 3,F, figures 30-32

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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
superfamilyChonetoidea
familyRugosochonetidae
subfamilyPlicochonetinaeSokolskaja 1960
tribePlicochonetiniSokolskaya 1960
genusPlicochonetesPaeckelmann 1930
speciesgeniculatus(White 1862)

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
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 14:13:23
Modified: 2009-04-13 11:03:33
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Kinderhookian to the top of the Osagean or 358.86000 to 342.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kinderhookian - Osagean358.86 - 342.9Mexico (Sonora) Plicochonetes geniculatus (5616)