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Bighornia patella

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Streptelasmatidae

Taxonomy
Streptelasma patellum was named by Wilson (1926).

It was recombined as Bighornia patella by Elias (1981).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
B. bottei, B. orvikui, B. solearis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1926Streptelasma patellum Wilson p. 13 figs. pl. 2, fig. 1
1981Bighornia patella Elias p. 24

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
RankNameAuthor
suborderStreptelasmatinaWedekind 1927
familyStreptelasmatidae(Nicholson 1889)
subfamilyStreptelasmatinaeNicholson 1889
genusBighornia
speciespatella(Wilson 1926)

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.

†Bighornia patella Wilson 1926
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calciteo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-27 16:55:09
Modified: 2004-02-28 16:53:57
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

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

Collections (45 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Caradoc458.2 - 449.5Canada (Québec) Bighornia patella (28189)
Late/Upper Ordovician458.2 - 443.1Canada (Manitoba) Bighornia patella (28184 28185 28228 28229)
Late/Upper Ordovician458.2 - 443.1USA (Wyoming) Bighornia patella (28165)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2USA (Texas) Bighornia patella (65147 65151)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2USA (New Mexico) Bighornia patella (65131 65136 65141)
Maysvillian - Richmondian450.2 - 445.5Canada (Manitoba) Bighornia patella (28019)
Maysvillian - Richmondian450.2 - 445.5USA (Wyoming) Bighornia patella (35351)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5USA (Texas) Bighornia patella (65150 65153)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5USA (Illinois) Bighornia patella (28167)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5Canada (Manitoba) Bighornia patella (28023)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5Canada (British Columbia, Alberta) Bighornia patella (28482)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5USA (Iowa, Illinois) Bighornia patella (28166)
Richmondian - Gamachian449.6 - 443.1Canada (Manitoba) Bighornia patella (23011 23014 23018 23023 23024)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.1Canada (British Columbia) Bighornia patella (27246 27248 27251 27255 27257 27258 27259 27260 27280 27281 27286 27287 27291 27299 27302 27303 27305 27310)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.1Canada (Alberta) Bighornia patella (27252 27283 27284)