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Rhipidomella hessensis

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Rhipidomellidae

Taxonomy
Rhipidomella hessensis was named by King (1931). Its type specimen is YPM 12642, a shell (Articulated shell), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is R.E. King 107, Hill 5725, Glass Mountains, which is in a Kungurian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Hess Formation of Texas.

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1931Rhipidomella hessensis King p. 43 figs. Pl 1, figs 2a-d,3a-b,4
1954Rhipidomella hessensis Stehli p. 291 figs. Pl 17, figs 1-6
1976Rhipidomella hessensis Cooper and Grant p. 2610 figs. Pl 663, figs 11,12,23-26,32-68; pl 665, figs 1-66; pl 666, figs 1-33; pl 667, figs 27-43
1990Rhipidomella lengwuensis Liang p. 344 figs. Pl 1, figs 18-26
1990Rhipidomella pusilla Liang p. 345 figs. Pl 1, figs 27,28
1994Rhipidomella hessensis Shen and He p. 446 figs. Pl 1, figs 1-5
1998Rhipidomella hessensis Shi and Shen p. 504 figs. 3.1-3.4, 4.7B
2007Rhipidomella hessensis Shen and Shi p. 37 figs. Pl 14, figs 6-13
2012Rhipidomella hessensis Tazawa p. 60 fig. 4.15
2022Rhipidomella hessensis Viaretti et al. p. 664 figs. Pl 2, figs 31-34

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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
specieshessensis

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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Invalid names: Rhipidomella lengwuensis Liang 1990 [synonym], Rhipidomella pusilla Liang 1990 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height466.182.0016.25.902.77

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: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009

Age range: base of the Gzhelian to the top of the Changhsingian or 303.70000 to 252.17000 Ma

Collections (86 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Gzhelian303.7 - 298.9USA (New Mexico) Rhipidomella hessensis (64273)
Asselian - Artinskian298.9 - 279.3USA (Texas) Rhipidomella hessensis (105891)
Artinskian290.1 - 279.3USA (Texas) Rhipidomella hessensis (43545 43559 43564 43565 43570 43605 75885 75886 75887 75930 75933 75935 75936 102613 149776)
Artinskian - Kungurian290.1 - 272.3USA (Texas) Rhipidomella hessensis (75927 75929 81696 105972 106033 165228)
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3USA (Texas) Rhipidomella hessensis (43496 43497 43499 43534 43558 43560 43561 43562 43566 66103 75863 75864 75865 75881 75919 75920 75922 75923 75924 75925 75926 75961 81635 81637 81710 81723 81724 81726 81848 81860 81862 81950 81951 102627 105679 105681 105689 105738 105988 105996 106162 106164 106166 106289 106297 108395 108399 113224 122519 122520 149773 149777 149778 type locality: 149779 149780 149781 149782)
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3Japan Rhipidomella hessensis (149806)
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3Oman Rhipidomella hessensis (166923)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51China (Zhejiang) Rhipidomella lengwuensis, Rhipidomella pusilla (95519)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17China (Guizhou) Rhipidomella hessensis (117480 117481)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17Vietnam Rhipidomella hessensis (42910)