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Apsotreta

Lingulata - Acrotretida - Acrotretidae

Taxonomy
Apsotreta was named by Palmer (1954) [Sepkoski's age data: Cm Dres-l O Aren-u Sepkoski's reference number: 5]. It is not extant. Its type is Apsotreta expansa.

It was assigned to Acrotretidae by Williams et al. (2000); and to Acrotretida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
A. expansa (type species), A. orifera

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1954Apsotreta Palmer p. 770
2000Apsotreta Williams et al. p. 107
2002Apsotreta Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
RankNameAuthor
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumLinguliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classLingulataGorjansky and Popov 1985
orderAcrotretidaKuhn 1949
superfamilyAcrotretoidea
familyAcrotretidaeSchuchert 1893
genusApsotreta

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.

G. †Apsotreta Palmer 1954
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Apsotreta expansa Palmer 1954
Apsotreta orifera Palmer 1954
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphatico
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 14:28:24
Modified: 2009-10-11 14:01:21
Source: o = order, c = class, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Guzhangian to the top of the Arenig or 500.50000 to 466.00000 Ma

Collections (20 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Paibian501.0 - 498.5USA (Texas) A. expansa (208693 208735 208736 208737 208738 208824 208825 208826 208827 208979 208989)
Guzhangian500.5 - 497.0USA (Texas) A. orifera (208649 208668 208762)
Furongian497.0 - 485.4USA (California) A. sp. (226276 226282 226283 226284)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0United Kingdom (Shropshire) A. sp. (43930)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0United Kingdom (England) A. sp. (3684)