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Trifidorostellum obscurum

Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Pugnacidae

Taxonomy
Trifidorostellum obscurum was named by Cooper and Dutro (1982). Its type specimen is USNM 200981, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1982Trifidorostellum obscurum Cooper and Dutro pp. 78 - 79 figs. Plate 16, figures 32-48; plate 40, figures 28-31

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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
superfamilyPugnacoideaRzhonsnitskaia 1956
familyPugnacidaeRzonsnitzkaja 1956
genusTrifidorostellumSartenaer 1961
speciesobscurum

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.

Trifidorostellum obscurum Cooper and Dutro 1982
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
G. A. Cooper and J. T. Dutro 1982Small, rotund Trifidorostellum having two costae in the sulcus and three on the flanks.
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: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Famennian or 372.20000 to 358.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Famennian372.2 - 358.9USA (New Mexico) Trifidorostellum obscurum (231556)