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Marginifera morrisi

Strophomenata - Productida

Taxonomy
Marginifera morrisi was named by Chao (1927). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Jisu Honguer 1196, Hemiptychina Bed, which is in a Wordian carbonate limestone in the Zhesi Formation of China.

It was recombined as Productus (Marginifera) morrisi by Licharew (1937); it was recombined as Spinomarginifera morrisi by Licharew and Kotlyar (1978).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1927Marginifera morrisi Chao
1931Marginifera morrisi Chao p. 311 figs. Pl 29, figs 28-30
1937Productus (Marginifera) morrisi Licharew p. 63 figs. Pl 7, figs 18-21
1944Marginifera morrisi Reed p. 101 figs. Pl 19, fig 22
1978Spinomarginifera morrisi Licharew and Kotlyar figs. Pl 15, figs 13,14; pl 20, fig 20
1980Marginifera morrisi Lee and Gu p. 354 figs. Pl 165, figs 5,6

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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
superfamilyMarginiferoidea(Stehli 1954)
tribeMarginiferini
genusMarginifera
speciesmorrisiChao 1927

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.

Marginifera morrisi Chao 1927
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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: base of the Wordian to the top of the Changhsingian or 266.90000 to 252.17000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Roadian - Capitanian272.3 - 259.51China (Nei Mongol) Marginifera morrisi (111139)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28China (Nei Mongol) Marginifera morrisi (109180 type locality: 109209 109214)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51Pakistan Marginifera morrisi (127001 127032)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51Russian Federation Spinomarginifera morrisi (112489 112561)
Wuchiapingian - Changhsingian259.9 - 252.17Pakistan Marginifera morrisi (126742)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17China (Chongqing) Marginifera morrisi (149257)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17Russian Federation Productus morrisi (127860 127881)