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Marginifera (Otariella) otaria

Strophomenata - Productida

Taxonomy
Marginifera otaria was named by Grant (1976). Its type specimen is USNM 212259, a shell (Articulated shell), and it is not a trace fossil. It is the type species of Marginifera (Otariella).

It was recombined as Marginifera (Otariella) otaria by Waterhouse (1978).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1976Marginifera otaria Grant pp. 115-117 figs. Pl 25, figs 1-24
1978Marginifera (Otariella) otaria Waterhouse p. 30

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
RankNameAuthor
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classStrophomenataWilliams et al 1996
orderProductidaSarycheva and Sokolskaya 1959
suborderProductidina
superfamilyMarginiferoidea(Stehli 1954)
tribeMarginiferini
genusMarginifera()
subgenusOtariella
speciesotaria()

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height43.451.909.502.853.54

Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationarysubo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: low-level epifaunalsubo
Diet: suspension feedersubo
Vision: blindc
Created: 2018-11-10 17:08:41
Modified: 2018-11-10 17:08:41
Source: subo = suborder, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Williams et al. 2000, Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Roadian to the top of the Wordian or 272.30000 to 265.10000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Roadian272.3 - 268.8Thailand (Ratchaburi) Marginifera otaria (40864 40865 40866 40867)
Roadian272.3 - 268.8Thailand Marginifera otaria (75567)
Wordian268.8 - 265.1Thailand (Ratchaburi) Marginifera ovalis (116879) Marginifera typica (40954)