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Parmephrix eileeni

Productida - Draboviidae

Taxonomy
Parmephrix eileeni was named by Brunton and Mundy (1994). Its type specimen is BMNH BD 2496, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Stebden Hill Reef, which is in an Asbian/Brigantian reef, buildup or bioherm framestone in the Cracoe Limestone Formation of the United Kingdom. It is the type species of Parmephrix.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1994Parmephrix eileeni Brunton and Mundy p. 58 figs. 1.2, 3.1-3.8

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
orderProductidaSarycheva and Sokolskaya 1959
orderOrthidaSchuchert and Cooper 1932
suborderDalmanellidinaMoore 1952
RankNameAuthor
suborderStrophalosiidina
superfamilyStrophalosioidea()
superfamilyEnteletoideaWaagen 1884
familyDraboviidaeHavlicek 1950
subfamilyDraboviinaeHavlicek 1950
familyChonopectidae()
genusParmephrix
specieseileeni

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.

Parmephrix eileeni Brunton and Mundy 1994
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Created: 2009-04-13 10:13:54
Modified: 2009-04-13 12:13:54
Source: f = family
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Asbian or 339.90000 to 335.90000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Asbian339.9 - 335.9United Kingdom (England) Parmephrix eileeni (228894 233073)
Asbian - Brigantian339.9 - 330.3United Kingdom (England) Chonopectinidae indet. (type locality: 28383)