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Reeftonia

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Dalmanellidae

Taxonomy
Reeftonia is a genus. It is not extant.

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

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2000Reeftonia Williams et al. p. 789
2002Reeftonia Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
RankNameAuthor
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classRhynchonellataWilliams et al. 1996
orderOrthidaSchuchert and Cooper 1932
suborderDalmanellidinaMoore 1952
superfamilyDalmanelloideaSchuchert 1913
familyDalmanellidaeSchuchert 1913
subfamilyCortezorthinaeJohnson and Talent 1967
genusReeftonia

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. †Reeftonia
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-04-13 10:00:28
Modified: 2009-06-11 16:49:19
Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Pragian to the top of the Early/Lower Emsian or 413.02000 to 399.50000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pragian413.02 - 410.62Australia (Victoria) R. alpha (25720)
Early/Lower Emsian410.62 - 399.5China (Heilongjiang) R. borealis (25844 25845)
Emsian410.62 - 393.47New Zealand R. marwicki (40522)
Emsian410.62 - 393.47New Zealand (North Westland) R. marwicki (3674)