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Sphenarina sicula

Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Frieleiidae

Taxonomy
Rhynchonella sicula was named by Davidson (1870).

It was recombined as Sphenarina sicula by Cooper (1959), Gaetani and Sacca (1984) and Bertolaso et al. (2009).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1870Rhynchonella sicula Davidson p. 461 figs. Pl 20, fig 6
1959Sphenarina sicula Cooper p. 63
1984Sphenarina sicula Gaetani and Sacca p. 416 figs. Pl 48, figs 1-4
2009Sphenarina sicula Bertolaso et al. p. 11 figs. Pl 2, figs 2,3

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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
orderRhynchonellidaKuhn 1949
superfamilyNorelloideaAger 1959
familyFrieleiidae
subfamilyHispanirhynchiinae()
genusSphenarina
speciessicula(Davidson 1870)

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.

Sphenarina sicula Davidson 1870
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height28.097.358.908.121.10

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: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Gelasian or 2.58800 to 1.80600 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Piacenzian - Gelasian3.6 - 1.806Italy Sphenarina sicula (187479)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806Italy Sphenarina sicula (187475 187487 187490 187511)