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Ribeiria compressa

Rostroconchia - Ribeirioida - Technophoridae

Taxonomy
Ribeiria compressa was named by Whitfield (1886). It is not extant. Its type locality is 227 - Promonotory on west end of Fort Cassin, Lake Champlain., which is in a Cassinian carbonate limestone in the Fort Cassin Formation of Vermont.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1886Ribeiria compressa Whitfield
1968Ribeiria compressa Flower
1976Ribeiria compressa Pojeta and Runnegar
2023Ribeiria compressa Wagner p. 3130

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classRostroconchia
orderRibeirioida
familyTechnophoridae
genusRibeiria
speciescompressa

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.

Ribeiria compressa Whitfield 1886
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: stationaryc
Life habit: semi-infaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-29 10:30:34
Modified: 2022-05-13 12:06:45
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Arenig to the top of the Cassinian or 477.10000 to 471.30000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cassinian483.4 - 471.3USA (Vermont) Ribeiria compressa (type locality: 154944)
Arenig477.1 - 468.0Argentina Ribeiria compressa (8721)