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Sphenotreta

Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Sphenotretidae

Taxonomy
Sphenotreta is a genus. It is not extant. It is the type genus of Sphenotretidae.

It was assigned to Rhynchonellida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Sphenotretidae by Williams et al. (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Sphenotreta Sepkoski
2002Sphenotreta Williams et al. p. 1043

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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
orderRhynchonellidaKuhn 1949
superfamilyAncistrorhynchoideaCooper 1956
familySphenotretidaeSavage 1996
genusSphenotreta

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.

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Sphenotreta sulcata Cooper 1956
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 14:12:25
Modified: 2004-02-28 16:12:25
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Llandeilo to the top of the Hirnantian or 461.10000 to 443.40000 Ma

Collections (44 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chazyan470.0 - 457.3USA (New York) Rhynchonella acutirostris (164475) Zygospira acutirostris (42808 56212 56214 56215 171704 171706 171707 171711 171713 171798 172187 172195 172221 172222 172223 172227 172325 172329 172330 172331 172342 172346)
Chazyan470.0 - 457.3Canada (Quebec) S. sp. (305 307 311) Zygospira acutirostris (172350)
Chazyan470.0 - 457.3Canada (Ontario) Zygospira acutirostris (172204)
Chazyan470.0 - 457.3USA (Vermont) Zygospira acutirostris (172202 172203)
Whiterockian470.0 - 457.3USA (Nevada) S. sulcata (104390)
Late/Upper Llanvirn463.5 - 460.9Russian Federation (Siberia) S. sp. (9222)
Late/Upper Llandeilo461.1 - 458.4Russian Federation (Siberia) S. sp. (9228)
Caradoc458.4 - 449.5USA (Virginia) Zygospira acutirostris (33934 33935 33936 33937)
Ashbyan457.3 - 449.6USA (Virginia) Zygospira acutirostris (33938 33980 33981 33982 33983 33984)
Hirnantian445.2 - 443.4United Kingdom (England) S. sp. (80657)