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Hypsomyonia

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Hypsomoniidae

Taxonomy
Hypsomyonia is a genus. It is not extant. It is the type genus of Hypsomoniidae.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2000Hypsomyonia Williams et al. p. 808
2002Hypsomyonia Sepkoski

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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
orderOrthidaSchuchert and Cooper 1932
suborderDalmanellidinaMoore 1952
superfamilyDalmanelloideaSchuchert 1913
familyHypsomoniidaeWright 1965
genusHypsomyonia

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
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 14:11:06
Modified: 2009-04-11 14:18:14
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Emsian to the top of the Early/Lower Famennian or 409.10000 to 370.60000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Emsian409.1 - 402.5Australia (Queensland) H. sp. (39875)
Early/Lower Famennian376.1 - 370.6Germany (Rhenish Massif) H. pauciplicata (5960)