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Terrakea pollex

Strophomenata - Productida - Linoproductidae

Taxonomy
Terrakea pollex was named by Hill (1950). Its type specimen is UQF 10758 and is not a trace fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1950Terrakea pollex Hill p. 20 figs. Pl 9, figs 6-8 only
1964Terrakea pollex Waterhouse p. 64 figs. Pl 10, figs 1-5; text-fig 23a,24a
1986Terrakea pollex Waterhouse p. 49 figs. Pl 11, figs 19-27
1998Terrakea pollex Briggs p. 163 figs. 81A-G

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
RankNameAuthor
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classStrophomenataWilliams et al 1996
orderProductidaSarycheva and Sokolskaya 1959
suborderProductidina
superfamilyLinoproductoidea
familyLinoproductidae
subfamilyPaucispinauriinae
genusTerrakeaBooker 1929
speciespollexHill 1950

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.

Terrakea pollex Hill 1950
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height114.9

Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationarysubo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: low-level epifaunalsubo
Diet: suspension feedersubo
Vision: blindc
Created: 2018-11-10 17:08:41
Modified: 2018-11-10 17:08:41
Source: subo = suborder, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Williams et al. 2000, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Artinskian to the top of the Kungurian or 290.10000 to 272.30000 Ma

Collections (89 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Artinskian290.1 - 279.3New Zealand (Southland) Terrakea pollex (41775 41791)
Artinskian290.1 - 279.3Australia (New South Wales) Terrakea pollex (101324 103715 103716 104784)
Artinskian290.1 - 279.3Australia (Queensland) Terrakea pollex (66207 66208 66209 66210 66211 66213 66215 66216 66217 66218 66219 66234 83200 83283 85037 85046 85049 85053 85859 85886 101583 102795 102796 102797 102799 102800 102801 102803 102804 102811 102814 102823 102919 102927 102929 102936 103086 103087 103088 103094 103095 103096 103180 103221 103223 103321 103325 103429 103430 103437 103438 103439 103440 103442 103493 103862 103885 103893 103895 103897 103898 103899 103901 103984 104737 104738 104739) Terrakea sp. (145050)
Artinskian290.1 - 279.3New Zealand Terrakea pollex (52787)
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3Australia (Tasmania) Terrakea pollex (105425)
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3Australia (Queensland) Terrakea pollex (66221 66224 66227 66228 66231 66233 85857 103210 103433 103434 103435 103436 103495)