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Composita argentea

Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Athyrididae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1838Terebratula argentea Shepard
1877Terebratula titicacensis Gabb p. 302 figs. Pl 42, figs 11,11a
1914Seminula argentea Kozlowski p. 79
1934Athyris (Seminula) argentea Astre p. 80 figs. Pl 9, figs 19,20
1964Composita argentea Grinnell and Andrews p. 235

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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
orderAthyrididaBoucot et al. 1964
suborderAthyrididinaBoucot et al. 1964
superfamilyAthyridoideaMcCoy 1844
familyAthyrididaeMcCoy 1841
subfamilySpirigerellinae
genusCompositaBrown 1849
speciesargentea(Shepard 1838)

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.

Composita argentea Shepard 1838
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Invalid names: Terebratula titicacensis Gabb 1877 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationarysubo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: low-level epifaunalsubo
Diet: suspension feedersubo
Vision: blindc
Created: 2018-11-10 18:06:04
Modified: 2018-11-10 18:06:04
Source: subo = suborder, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Desmoinesian to the top of the Wuchiapingian or 312.80000 to 254.14000 Ma

Collections (36 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Pennsylvanian315.2 - 307.0USA (Colorado) Composita argentea (276070)
Desmoinesian312.8 - 306.0USA (Utah) Composita argentea (59852 59853 59858 59860 59861 59862 237050 237051 237057 237059 237060 237061)
Desmoinesian312.8 - 306.0USA (New Mexico) Composita argentea (9980 9981 10076 10077 10159)
Missourian306.0 - 303.7USA (Missouri) Seminula argentea (26878 237764 237765 237767 237794 237795 237796 237797 237798)
Missourian306.0 - 303.7USA (Kansas) Seminula argentea (237740 237799 237800 237801 237802 237830 237831)
Virgilian303.7 - 298.9USA (Illinois) Composita argentea (49830)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14Madagascar (Diana) Athyris argentea (81987)