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Pojetaconcha alabamensis

Rostroconchia - Conocardiida - Bransoniidae

Taxonomy
Bransonia alabamensis was named by Pojeta and Runnegar (1976). It is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is 1.75 miles northeast of New Hope Church, north of Pelham, which is in an Ashbyan carbonate limestone in the Little Oak Formation of Alabama.

It was recombined as Pojetaconcha alabamensis by Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1976Bransonia alabamensis Pojeta and Runnegar p. 72 figs. pl. 50 f. 28-37
2023Pojetaconcha alabamensis Wagner p. 3010

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classRostroconchia
orderConocardiida()
superfamilyHippocardioideaPojeta and Runnegar 1976
familyBransoniidae
genusPojetaconcha
speciesalabamensis()

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.

Pojetaconcha alabamensis Pojeta and Runnegar 1976
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Composition 2: low Mg calciteo
Locomotion: stationaryc
Life habit: semi-infaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2008-03-19 04:13:00
Modified: 2008-03-19 06:13:00
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Ashbyan or 457.30000 to 449.60000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ashbyan457.3 - 449.6USA (Alabama) Bransonia alabamensis (type locality: 100252)