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Petasmatherus nitidus

Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Petasmatheridae

Taxonomy
Petasmatherus nitidus was named by Cooper and Grant (1976). Its type specimen is USNM 154884h, a shell (Articulated shell), and it is not a trace fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1975Petasmatherus nitidus Cooper and Grant p. 1931 figs. Pl 540, figs 26-55
1976Petasmatherus nitidus Cooper and Grant p. 1931 figs. Pl 540, figs 26-55

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
RankNameAuthor
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classRhynchonellataWilliams et al. 1996
orderRhynchonellidaKuhn 1949
superfamilyWellerelloideaLicharew 1956
familyPetasmatheridaeCooper and Grant 1976
genusPetasmatherus
speciesnitidus

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.

Petasmatherus nitidus Cooper and Grant 1976
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height113.481.605.604.201.45

Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 14:12:25
Modified: 2004-02-28 16:12:25
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Kungurian to the top of the Roadian or 279.30000 to 268.80000 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3USA (Texas) Petasmatherus nitidus (43495 81651)
Roadian272.3 - 268.8USA (Texas) Petasmatherus nitidus (43518 43554 101783 101807 102607 102610 102615 102616 102621 105838 105873)