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Heteromena

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Rafinesquinidae

Taxonomy
Heteromena was named by Zhan and Jin (2005).

It was assigned to Rafinesquininae by Zhan and Jin (2005).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2005Heteromena Zhan and Jin pp. 42 - 44

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
—Lophophorata
—PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
RankNameAuthor
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classStrophomenataWilliams et al 1996
orderStrophomenidaOpik 1934
superfamilyStrophomenoideaKing 1846
familyRafinesquinidaeSchuchert 1893
subfamilyRafinesquininaeSchuchert 1893
genusHeteromena

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. †Heteromena Zhan and Jin 2005
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†Heteromena dorsiconversa Zhan and Jin 2005
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-04-13 09:59:34
Modified: 2018-11-10 17:59:35
Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: Darriwilian or 469.40000 to 458.20000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Darriwilian469.4 - 458.2China (Sichuan) H. dorsiconversa (64235 64778 64779 203294)