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Amosina

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Strophochonetidae

Taxonomy
Amosina is a genus. It is not extant.

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

Species
A. paolae, A. pediculorum
Species lacking formal opinion data
A. fuertensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2000Amosina Williams et al. p. 371
2002Amosina 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
classStrophomenataWilliams et al 1996
orderStrophomenidaOpik 1934
superfamilyChonetoidea
familyStrophochonetidaeMuir-Wood 1962
subfamilyStrophochonetinaeMuir-Wood 1962
genusAmosina

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. †Amosina
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†Amosina paolae Benedetto et al. 1992
†Amosina pediculorum Benedetto et al. 1992
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 1.0 to < 10f
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-11 19:19:33
Modified: 2009-06-11 21:19:33
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Wenlock to the top of the Lochkovian or 432.90000 to 413.02000 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Llandovery - Ludlow443.1 - 422.7Peru A. fuertensis (25075 25080)
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7Argentina A. sp. (25053 25108)
Wenlock - Pridoli432.9 - 419.62Argentina A. fuertensis, A. paolae (25058) A. fuertensis, A. paolae, A. pediculorum (25557)
Ludlow426.7 - 422.7Argentina A. fuertensis, A. paolae, A. pediculorum (25109)
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62Argentina A. fuertensis, A. paolae, A. pediculorum (25110) A. sp. (25057)
Pridoli - Helderbergian422.7 - 393.47Argentina A. sp. (25055)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Argentina A. pediculorum (25112)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Argentina (San Juan) A. pediculorum (276585) A. sp. (276586)