Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Terrakea elongata

Strophomenata - Productida - Linoproductidae

Taxonomy
Productus elongatus was named by Etheridge and Dun (1909). Its type specimen is AM F35475 and is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Terrakea elongata by Waterhouse (1964), Dear (1971), Briggs (1998).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1909Productus elongatus Etheridge Jr. and Dun p. 299 figs. Pl 43, figs 5,7 only
1910Productus elongatus Laseron p. 201
1964Terrakea elongata Waterhouse p. 81 figs. Pl 15, figs 1-6; pl 16, figs 1,7; text-figs 26-30
1971Terrakea elongata Dear p. 16 figs. Pl 4, figs 10-12; pl 5, figs 1-2
1998Terrakea elongata Briggs p. 179

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

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
specieselongata()

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 elongata Etheridge Jr. and Dun 1909
show all | hide all
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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, Aberhan et al. 2004, Williams et al. 2000

Age range: base of the Wordian to the top of the Wuchiapingian or 266.90000 to 254.14000 Ma

Collections (55 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Australia (New South Wales) Productus elongatus (161847)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28New Zealand (Southland) Terrakea elongata (41767)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Australia (Queensland) Terrakea brachythaera (103108 103109 103111 103112 103114 103116 103117)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14Australia (Queensland) Productus elongatus (132310) Terrakea brachythaera (102756 103119 103120 103121 103122 103123 103124 103125 103126 103127 103128 103129 103130 103132 103133 103134 103135 103137 103142 103143 104768 104769 104770) Terrakea elongata (83217 83620 101555 101559 102744 102749 103023 103026 103028 103029 103030 103336 103338 103339 103340 103344 103346 103347 103348 103873 123240 123241)