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Elkania alaskensis

Lingulata - Lingulida - Elkaniidae

Taxonomy
Elkania alaskensis was named by Ulrich and Cooper (1936). Its type specimen is USNM 92719a-c and is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1936Elkania alaskensis Ulrich and Cooper p. 618

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
RankNameAuthor
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumLinguliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classLingulataGorjansky and Popov 1985
orderLingulidaWaagen 1885
superfamilyLinguloideaMenke 1828
familyElkaniidaeWalcott and Schuchert 1908
genusElkaniaFord 1886
speciesalaskensis

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.

Elkania alaskensis Ulrich and Cooper 1936
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphatico
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 1.0 to < 10f
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10f
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: facultatively mobilesuperf
Attached: yeso
Life habit: infaunalsuperf
Diet: suspension feedersuperf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-11 19:51:17
Modified: 2009-06-11 21:51:17
Source: f = family, superf = superfamily, o = order, c = class, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009, Nesnidal et al. 2013, Bambach et al. 2007
Collections
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