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Harpidium

Rhynchonellata - Pentamerida - Pentameridae

Taxonomy
Harpidium was named by Kirk (1925).

It was assigned to Pentamerinae by Jin and Chatterton (1997); to Pentamerida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Pentameridae by Williams et al. (2002).

Species
H. (Harpidium), H. (Isovella) (syn. Apopentamerus), H. (Sulcipentamerus)
Species lacking formal opinion data
H. groenlandicum, H. groenlandicus, H. insignis, H. latus, H. luckeyensis, H. maquoketa, H. muchuanensis, H. rotundus, H. subangustum
Entered
by J. Sepkoski on 2003-01-23; modified by B. Kröger on 2015-01-27

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1925Harpidium Kirk
1997Harpidium Jin and Chatterton
2002Harpidium Sepkoski
2002Harpidium Williams et al. p. 976

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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
orderPentameridaSchuchert and Cooper 1931
suborderPentameridinaSchuchert and Cooper 1931
superfamilyPentameroideaMcCoy 1844
familyPentameridae
genusHarpidiumKirk 1925

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. †Harpidium Kirk 1925
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Subg. †Harpidium (Harpidium) Kirk 1925
Subg. †Harpidium (Isovella) Breyvel and Breyvel 1970
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Invalid names: Apopentamerus [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 10 to < 100g
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: noneg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Comments: BODY SIZE: Data from Williams et al (2002).g
Created: 2009-06-04 12:14:59
Modified: 2009-06-04 14:14:59
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Niagaran to the top of the Ludlow or 439.40000 to 422.70000 Ma

Collections (56 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rhuddanian - Aeronian443.1 - 438.6Russian Federation H. sp. (185959)
Llandovery443.1 - 432.9USA (Iowa) H. maquoketa (26711 26712) H. maquoketa, H. sp. (26713)
Llandovery443.1 - 432.9China (Hubei) H. sp. (25793)
Llandovery443.1 - 432.9China (Guizhou) H. muchuanensis (25792)
Llandovery - Wenlock443.1 - 426.7Svalbard and Jan Mayen H. sp. (43308)
Llandovery - Wenlock443.1 - 426.7Greenland H. sp. (188529)
Silurian443.1 - 419.62Canada (Northwest Territories) H. sp. (25648)
Silurian443.1 - 419.62USA (Alaska) H. insignis, H. latus (109016) H. insignis, H. rotundus (109017) H. latus (111801 111805) H. sp. (108315)
Aeronian440.5 - 438.6China (Hubei) H. sp. (27813)
Niagaran439.4 - 422.7USA (Indiana) Apopentamerus sp. (22818)
Telychian438.6 - 432.9China (Sichuan) Apopentamerus sp. (23253 23254)
Telychian438.6 - 432.9USA (Iowa) H. maquoketa (25015 25016) H. maquoketa, H. sp. (26763)
Telychian - Sheinwoodian438.6 - 430.6Canada (Québec) Apopentamerus sp. (25162)
Sheinwoodian432.9 - 430.6USA (Wisconsin) Apopentamerus racinensis (13069)
Sheinwoodian - Homerian432.9 - 426.7USA (Wisconsin) Apopentamerus sp. (184874)
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7USA (Wisconsin) Apopentamerus racinensis (13001 13002 13012 13013 13014) Apopentamerus sp. (13353)
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7USA (Iowa) H. luckeyensis (25017)
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7Canada (Northwest Territories) H. sp. (24919 24920)
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7Russian Federation H. subangustum (23772)
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7USA (California) Apopentamerus sp. (226732)
Wenlock - Ludlow432.9 - 422.7USA (Wisconsin) Apopentamerus sp. (26701 26707)
Wenlock - Ludlow432.9 - 422.7USA (Iowa) H. sp. (25018 26716)
Wenlock - Ludlow432.9 - 422.7USA (Illinois) H. sp. (26704)
Wenlock - Ludlow432.9 - 422.7Canada (Northwest Territories) H. groenlandicum (188812 188815 188850 188865) H. sp. (24918)
Wenlock - Silurian432.9 - 419.62USA (Wisconsin) Apopentamerus racinensis (13104 13107)
Ludlow426.7 - 422.7Canada (Northwest Territories) H. groenlandicum (188896) H. groenlandicus (188899)
Ludlow426.7 - 422.7Kazakhstan H. insignis (24689)
Ludlow426.7 - 422.7Russian Federation H. insignis (23760 23763 23764 23765 23774) H. sp. (23696)