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Rhipidomella cora

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Rhipidomellidae

Taxonomy
Orthis cora was named by d'Orbigny (1842). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Yaurichambi (d'Orbigny coll), which is in an Asselian open shallow subtidal limestone in the Copacabana Formation of Bolivia.

It was recombined as Terebratula cora by d'Orbigny (1842); it was recombined as Rhipidomella cora by Kozlowski (1914), Chronic (1953), Stehli and Grant (1970) and Termier et al. (1974).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1842Orthis cora d'Orbigny p. 48 figs. Pl 3, figs 20-23
1842Terebratula cora d'Orbigny p. 48 figs. Pl 3, figs 20-23
1914Rhipidomella cora Kozlowski p. 64 figs. pl. 9, fig. 35-60
1953Rhipidomella cora Chronic p. 91 figs. Pl 16, figs 1-8
1970Rhipidomella cora Stehli and Grant p. 27 figs. Pl 7, figs 1,2
1974Rhipidomella cora Termier et al. p. 118 figs. Pl 20, fig 1

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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
orderOrthidaSchuchert and Cooper 1932
suborderDalmanellidinaMoore 1952
superfamilyDalmanelloideaSchuchert 1913
familyRhipidomellidaeSchuchert 1913
subfamilyRhipidomellinaeSchuchert 1913
genusRhipidomella
speciescora()

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.

Rhipidomella cora d'Orbigny 1842
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height354.442.606.704.601.10
valve height116.573.4015.57.903.81

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: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-04 08:36:03
Modified: 2009-06-04 10:36:03
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Hendy 2009, Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Asselian to the top of the Roadian or 298.90000 to 268.80000 Ma

Collections (21 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Asselian298.9 - 295.5Bolivia Orthis cora (133181) Rhipidomella cora (128569 128629 128631 128632 128633 128635 128636 128637 128639 128648 128651 128652 128654 128657 128658 128659)
Asselian - Sakmarian298.9 - 290.1Peru (Cusco) Rhipidomella cora (41343)
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1Bolivia Rhipidomella cora (47002)
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3Guatemala (Huehuetenango) Rhipidomella cora (41537)
Roadian272.3 - 268.8Afghanistan Rhipidomella cora (81407)