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Pseudoconchidium

Rhynchonellata - Pentamerida - Virgianidae

Taxonomy
Pseudoconchidium was named by Nikiforova and Sapelnikov (1971) [Sepkoski's age data: ]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Pentamerida by Sepkoski (2002); to Virgianinae by Williams et al. (2002); and to Virgianidae by Jin et al. (2006).

Species
Entered
by J. Sepkoski on 2003-01-23; modified by L. van den Hoek Ostende on 2013-04-30

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1971Pseudoconchidium Nikiforova and Sapelnikov
2002Pseudoconchidium Sepkoski
2002Pseudoconchidium Williams et al. p. 967
2006Pseudoconchidium Jin et al.

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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
familyVirgianidaeBoucot and Amsden 1963
genusPseudoconchidiumNikiforova and Sapelnikov 1971

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. †Pseudoconchidium Nikiforova and Sapelnikov 1971
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Pseudoconchidium kozhimicum Nikiforova and Sapelnikov 1971
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: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-11 19:38:21
Modified: 2009-06-11 21:38:21
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: Telychian or 438.60000 to 432.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Telychian438.6 - 432.9Russian Federation (Komi) P. kozhimicum (164186)