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Ploughsharella putaoshanensis

Strophomenata - Productida

Taxonomy
Ploughsharella putaoshanensis was named by Liang (1982). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Putaoshan, Longtan Fm, Changxing County, which is in a Wuchiapingian marine siliciclastic in the Longtan Formation of China. It is the type species of Ploughsharella.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1982Ploughsharella putaoshanensis Liang p. 227 figs. Pl 102, figs 10-14

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
RankNameAuthor
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classStrophomenataWilliams et al 1996
orderProductidaSarycheva and Sokolskaya 1959
genusPloughsharella
speciesputaoshanensis

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height120.6

Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2018-11-10 17:11:36
Modified: 2018-11-10 17:11:36
Source: o = order, 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: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17China (Zhejiang) Ploughsharella putaoshanensis (type locality: 120088)