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Psiloria

Rhynchonellata - Protorthida - Protorthidae

Taxonomy
Psiloria was named by Cooper (1976) [Sepkoski's age data: Cm Atda-u Cm Boto].

It was assigned to Protorthidae by Cooper (1976) and Williams et al. (2000); and to Orthida by Bengtson (1992) and Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1976Psiloria Cooper p. 280
1992Psiloria Bengtson p. 1030
2000Psiloria Williams et al. p. 710
2002Psiloria 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
orderProtorthidaSchuchert and Cooper 1931
superfamilyProtorthoideaSchuchert and Cooper 1931
familyProtorthidaeSchuchert and Cooper 1931
genusPsiloria

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. †Psiloria Cooper 1976
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Psiloria alata King 1923
Psiloria dayei Cooper 1976
Psiloria dayi Cooper 1976
Psiloria pauperata Cooper 1976
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 1.0 to < 10g
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10g
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10g
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: minorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryp
Attached: yesp
Life habit: low-level epifaunalp
Diet: suspension feederp
Vision: blindc
Comments: BODY SIZE: Data from Williams et al. (2000).g
Created: 2009-06-11 09:01:00
Modified: 2009-06-11 11:01:00
Source: g = genus, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Hendy 2009, Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Lenian to the top of the Caerfai or 516.00000 to 509.00000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Caerfai538.8 - 509.0Jordan P. alata (86710) P. alta, P. dayi (7823) P. dayi (86709)
Lenian516.0 - 510.2Israel P. pauperata (86719 86720)
Lenian516.0 - 510.2Israel ((southern) Negev) P. pauperata (7822)
Solvan510.2 - 504.5Kazakhstan P. karauensis (219910)