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Technophorus faberi

Rostroconchia - Ribeirioida - Technophoridae

Taxonomy
Technophorus faberi was named by Miller (1889). It is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Near Sharonville, which is in a Maysvillian deep subtidal ramp packstone/mudstone in the Miamitown Formation of Ohio. It is the type species of Technophorus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1889Technophorus faberi Miller
1893Technophorus faberi Ulrich p. 685
2023Technophorus faberi Wagner p. 3140

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classRostroconchia
orderRibeirioida
familyTechnophoridae
genusTechnophorus
speciesfaberi

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.

†Technophorus faberi Miller 1889
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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 Edenian to the top of the Maysvillian or 451.00000 to 449.60000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Edenian451.0 - 450.2USA (Kentucky) Technophorus faberi (155415)
Maysvillian450.2 - 449.6USA (Ohio) Technophorus faberi (388 type locality: 155375)