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Hypsiptycha anticostiensis

Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Rhynchotrematidae

Taxonomy
Rhynchonella anticostiensis was named by Billings (1862) [Rhynchonella Anticostiensis]. It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Rhynchotrema anticostiense by Twenhofel (1928); it was recombined as Hypsiptycha anticostiensis by Amsden (1983) and Jin (1989); it was recombined as Hypsiptycha anticostiense by Holland (2003).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1862Rhynchonella anticostiensis Billings p. 142 fig. 119
1865Rhynchonella anticostiensis Billings p. 142 fig. 119
1928Rhynchotrema anticostiense Twenhofel p. 207 figs. Pl. 21, figs. 4-6
1983Hypsiptycha anticostiensis Amsden p. 39
1989Hypsiptycha anticostiensis Jin pp. 68-70 figs. Pl. 9, figs. 1-12; Pl. 26, figs. 6-10; Text-figs. 37-38
2003Hypsiptycha anticostiense Holland

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
—Lophophorata
—PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
RankNameAuthor
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classRhynchonellataWilliams et al. 1996
orderRhynchonellidaKuhn 1949
superfamilyRhynchotrematoideaSchuchert 1913
familyRhynchotrematidaeSchuchert 1913
subfamilyLepidocyclinaeCooper 1956
genusHypsiptychaWang 1949
speciesanticostiensis(Billings 1862)

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.

†Hypsiptycha anticostiensis Billings 1862
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10g
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: minorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Epibiont: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-04 14:09:57
Modified: 2009-06-04 16:09:57
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Hendy 2009, Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Maysvillian to the top of the Gamachian or 450.20000 to 443.70000 Ma

Collections (29 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Edenian - Maysvillian451.0 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) Hypsiptycha anticostiensis (23282)
Edenian - Richmondian451.0 - 445.5USA (Nevada) Hypsiptycha anticostiensis (10669)
Maysvillian450.2 - 449.6Canada (Manitoba) Hypsiptycha anticostiensis (34813 166398 166455)
Maysvillian450.2 - 449.6USA (Illinois, Iowa) Hypsiptycha anticostiensis (23811)
Maysvillian450.2 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) Hypsiptycha anticostiensis (23283)
Maysvillian - Richmondian450.2 - 445.5USA (Wyoming) Hypsiptycha anticostiense (35351) Hypsiptycha anticostiensis (35350)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5Canada (Manitoba) Hypsiptycha anticostiensis (166504 166704)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) Hypsiptycha anticostiensis (89260)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5USA (Wyoming) Hypsiptycha anticostiensis (13497 65239)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5Canada (Quebec) Hypsiptycha anticostiensis (158502 158583 158587 163704) Rhynchotrema anticostiense (63675)
Richmondian - Gamachian449.6 - 443.7Canada (Manitoba) Hypsiptycha anticostiensis (23011 23014 23018 23023)
Cautleyan449.2 - 448.8United Kingdom Hypsiptycha anticostiensis (163262 163263)
Hirnantian445.2 - 443.4United Kingdom (Scotland) Hypsiptycha anticostiensis (151601)
Hirnantian445.2 - 443.4Canada (Quebec) Hypsiptycha anticostiensis (158775 158777 163764)