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Terrakea quadrata

Strophomenata - Productida - Linoproductidae

Taxonomy
Terrakea quadrata was named by Briggs (1998). Its type specimen is AM F96272, a shell (External mold of dorsal surface of conjoined shell), and it is a mold. Its type locality is UQ L3102, East of Eidsvold-Banana Road, which is in a Wuchiapingian coastal sandstone in the Flat Top Formation of Australia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1998Terrakea quadrata Briggs p. 181 figs. 89A-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
speciesquadrata

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 quadrata Briggs 1998
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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: Wuchiapingian or 259.90000 to 254.17000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Australia (Queensland) Terrakea brachythaera (103924 type locality: 104952) Terrakea multispinosa (102938) Terrakea quadrata (101585 102942 103042 103208 103923)