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Trifidarcula trifida

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Terebrataliidae

Taxonomy
Terebratella trifida was named by Meyer (1864). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Trifidarcula trifida by Elliott (1959).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1864Terebratella trifida Meyer p. 167 figs. Pl 12, figs 1-6
1959Trifidarcula trifida Elliott p. 147

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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
orderTerebratulida
suborderTerebratellidinaMuir-Wood 1955
superfamilyLaqueoideaThomson 1927
familyTerebrataliidaeRichardson 1975
subfamilyGemmarculinaeElliott 1947
genusTrifidarcula
speciestrifida()

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.

†Trifidarcula trifida Meyer 1864
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2018-11-10 17:26:03
Modified: 2018-11-10 17:26:03
Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: Late/Upper Aptian or 119.57000 to 113.20000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aptian121.4 - 113.2United Kingdom (England) Trifidarcula trifida (1840 1841 1850 1857)
Late/Upper Aptian119.57 - 113.2United Kingdom (England) Terebratella trifida (233512 233513)