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Philhedra trigonalis

Craniata - Craniida - Craniidae

Taxonomy
Orbicula trigonalis was named by M'Coy (1844).

It was recombined as Crania trigonalis by Davidson (1861); it was recombined as Philhedra trigonalis by Brunton (1968).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1844Orbicula trigonalis M'Coy p. 401 figs. pl. 20 f. 2
1844Orbicula trigonalis McCoy p. 401 figs. pl. 20 f. 2
1861Crania trigonalis Davidson p. 196 figs. I. XLVIII, fig. 14
1968Philhedra trigonalis Brunton pp. 8 - 9 figs. PI. 1 figs. 15-29

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
RankNameAuthor
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumCraniiformeaPopov et al. 1993
classCraniata
orderCraniidaWaagen 1885
superfamilyCranioidea(Menke 1828)
familyCraniidaeMenke 1828
genusPhilhedraKoken 1889
speciestrigonalis(M'Coy 1844)

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.

Philhedra trigonalis M'Coy 1844
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calciteo
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10g
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: noneg
Spines: minorg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-06 10:31:43
Modified: 2009-06-06 12:31:43
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009, Williams et al. 1996

Age range: base of the Famennian to the top of the Chadian or 372.15000 to 339.90000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Famennian372.15 - 358.86Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) Philhedra trigonalis (38298 38299 38327)
Ivorian - Chadian353.7 - 339.9Ireland Crania trigonalis (76501)