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Elassonia sobrina

Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Petasmatheridae

Taxonomy
Elassonia sobrina was named by Cooper and Grant (1976). Its type specimen is USNM 148251a, a shell (Articulated shell), and it is not a trace fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
E. sverdrupensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1975Elassonia sobrina Cooper and Grant p. 1939 figs. Pl 504, figs 29-33
1976Elassonia sobrina Cooper and Grant p. 1939 figs. Pl 504, figs 29-33

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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
genusElassonia
speciessobrina

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.

†Elassonia sobrina Cooper and Grant 1976
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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
Collections
No collection or age range data are available