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Pinnocaris

Rostroconchia - Ribeirioida - Ribeiriidae

Taxonomy
Pinnocaris was named by Etheridge (1878) [Sepkoski's age data: Cm Trep-u S Ldov-u Sepkoski's reference number: 542]. It is not extant. Its type is Pinnocaris lapworthi.

It was assigned to Ribeiriidae by Pojeta and Runnegar (1976); and to Ribeirioida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
P. americana, P. curvata, P. lapworthi (type species), P. lembodes, P. robusta, P. wellsi
Entered
by J. Sepkoski on 2003-01-23; modified by P. Wagner on 2013-10-27

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1878Pinnocaris Etheridge
1976Pinnocaris Pojeta and Runnegar p. 47
2002Pinnocaris Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classRostroconchia
orderRibeirioida
superfamilyRibeirioidea
familyRibeiriidae
genusPinnocaris

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.

G. †Pinnocaris Etheridge 1878
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†Pinnocaris americana Pojeta and Runnegar 1976
†Pinnocaris curvata Reed 1907
†Pinnocaris lapworthi Etheridge 1878
†Pinnocaris robusta Pojeta et al. 1977
†Pinnocaris wellsi Pojeta et al. 1977
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 Payntonian to the top of the Telychian or 491.00000 to 432.90000 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Payntonian491.0 - 488.3Australia (Northern Territory) P. robusta (77420 77430 77434) P. robusta, P. wellsi (77416) P. sp. B (77649)
Warendian486.85 - 484.3Australia (Northern Territory) P. sp. C (79010 79322)
Darriwilian469.4 - 458.2Australia (Northern Territory) P. sp. A (77523)
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Iowa) P. americana (167870)
Burrellian456.6 - 452.5United Kingdom (Scotland) P. lapworthi (78001)
Cautleyan449.2 - 448.8United Kingdom (Scotland) P. lapworthi (203278)
Rawtheyan448.8 - 445.2United Kingdom (Scotland) P. curvata (73134)
Telychian438.6 - 432.9China (Shaanxi) P. lembodes (167883 167884)