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Biernatia rhapsody

Lingulata - Acrotretida - Biernatidae

Taxonomy
Biernatia rhapsody was named by Lavié et al. (2019). Its type specimen is CEGH-UNC 27393, a valve (Dorsal valve), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Las Chacritas River Section, which is in a Darriwilian marine limestone in the Las Chacritas Formation of Argentina.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2019Biernatia rhapsody Lavié et al. p. 663 figs. Pl. 3, 9-21

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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
orderAcrotretidaKuhn 1949
familyBiernatidaeHolmer 1989
genusBiernatiaHolmer 1989
speciesrhapsody

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.

Biernatia rhapsody Lavié et al. 2019
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphatico
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 0.1 to < 1.0g
Adult width: 0.1 to < 1.0g
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: noneg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-10 12:45:20
Modified: 2009-06-10 14:45:20
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: Darriwilian or 469.40000 to 458.20000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Darriwilian469.4 - 458.2Argentina (San Juan) Biernatia rhapsody (235666 235667 type locality: 235669)