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Plectoconchidae

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Plectoconchidae

Taxonomy
Plectoconchidae was named by Dagys (1974). Its type is Plectoconcha.

It was assigned to Loboidothyridoidea by Williams et al. (2006).

Subtaxa
Lychnothyris, Merophricus, Plectoconcha (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1974Plectoconchidae Dagys
2006Plectoconchidae Williams et al. p. 2089

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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
orderTerebratulida
suborderTerebratulidina
superfamilyLoboidothyridoideaMakridin 1964
familyPlectoconchidaeDagys 1974
familyPlectoconchidaeDagys 1974

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.

Fm. †Plectoconchidae Dagys 1974
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G. †Lychnothyris Voros 1983
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†Lychnothyris lancisi Baeza-Carratalá 2011
†Lychnothyris rotzoana Schauroth 1865
G. †Merophricus Cooper 1983
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†Merophricus dubari Cooper 1983
†Merophricus fotterlei Bockh 1874
†Merophricus mediterraneus Canavari 1884
†Merophricus moreti Dubar 1942
†Merophricus ribeiroi Choffat 1901
†Merophricus semiarata Dubar 1942
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†Plectoconcha delicata Sun et al. 1979
†Plectoconcha newbyi Sandy and Stanley, Jr. 1993
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesp
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2018-11-10 17:49:12
Modified: 2018-11-10 17:49:12
Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Lacian to the top of the Ibex or 221.50000 to 183.00000 Ma

Collections (42 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Norian228.0 - 208.5USA (Nevada) Plectoconcha aequiplicata (32572 32575 32591 32592 32594 32597 32598 135550 135551) Plectoconcha sp. (210688 210689 210690)
Lacian221.5 - 215.56USA (Nevada) Plectoconcha aequiplicata (101172 144580 144581) Plectoconcha newbyi (100412 144576 144582) Rhynchonella aequiplicata (142643)
Early/Lower Jurassic201.4 - 174.7Italy (Trento) Terebratula rotzoana (232108)
Sinemurian199.3 - 190.8Morocco Merophricus moreti (135542) Terebratula semiarata (135539)
Late/Upper Sinemurian196.5 - 189.6Gibraltar Merophricus mediterranea (135349 135351 135352)
Late/Upper Sinemurian196.5 - 189.6Italy Merophricus mediterranea (135355)
Oxynotum196.5 - 189.6Portugal Merophricus ribeiroi (159056)
Pliensbachian190.8 - 182.7Slovenia Terebratula rotzoana (68358)
Pliensbachian190.8 - 182.7Indonesia (Timor) Terebratula rotzoana (205686)
Pliensbachian190.8 - 182.7Hungary Lychnothyris rotzoana (109165)
Pliensbachian190.8 - 182.7Greece Merophricus foetterlei (159165)
Davoei189.6 - 183.0Hungary Lychnothyris rotzoana (109120 109123 109149 109159) Merophricus mediterraneus (109161) Merophricus moreti, Lychnothyris rotzoana (109115)
Jamesoni - Ibex189.6 - 183.0Spain Lychnothyris lancisi (161732 161733)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian189.6 - 183.0Hungary Lychnothyris rotzoana (108840)
Margaritatus189.6 - 183.0Hungary Lychnothyris rotzoana (109163) Lychnothyris rotzoana, Merophricus mediterraneus (109152)