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Psiloria alata

Rhynchonellata - Protorthida - Protorthidae

Taxonomy
Paterina alata was named by King (1923). Its type specimen is SMC A59459, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Psiloria alata by Cooper (1976).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1923Paterina alata King p. 509 figs. fig. 2
1976Psiloria alata Cooper p. 283

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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
orderProtorthidaSchuchert and Cooper 1931
superfamilyProtorthoideaSchuchert and Cooper 1931
familyProtorthidaeSchuchert and Cooper 1931
genusPsiloria
speciesalata(King 1923)

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.

Psiloria alata King 1923
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 1.0 to < 10g
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10g
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10g
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: minorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryp
Attached: yesp
Life habit: low-level epifaunalp
Diet: suspension feederp
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-11 09:01:00
Modified: 2009-06-11 11:01:00
Source: g = genus, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: Caerfai or 538.80000 to 509.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Caerfai538.8 - 509.0Jordan Psiloria alata (86710)