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Stenoscisma kalum

Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Stenoscismatidae

Taxonomy
Stenoscisma kala was named by Stehli (1954). Its type specimen is AMNH 27315 and is not a trace fossil.

It was corrected as Stenoscisma kalum by Cooper and Grant (1976).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1954Stenoscisma kala Stehli p. 339 figs. Pl 25, figs 1-6
1976Stenoscisma kalum Cooper and Grant p. 2098 figs. Pl 565, figs 24-32

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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
orderRhynchonellidaKuhn 1949
suborderStenoscismatidina
superfamilyStenoscismatoideaOehlert 1887
familyStenoscismatidaeOehlert 1887
subfamilyStenoscismatinaeOehlert 1887
genusStenoscismaConrad 1839
specieskalum()

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.

Stenoscisma kalum Stehli 1954
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height28.158.008.308.150.212

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: Kungurian or 279.30000 to 272.30000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3USA (Texas) Stenoscisma kala (81848) Stenoscisma kalum (75865)