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Pleurelasma

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Pseudodielasmatidae

Taxonomy
Pleurelasma was named by Cooper and Grant (1976) [Sepkoski's age data: P Guad-u Sepkoski's reference number: 7]. Its type is Pleurelasma costatum.

It was assigned to Terebratulida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Pseudodielasmatidae by Williams et al. (2006).

Species
P. costatum (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1976Pleurelasma Cooper and Grant p. 2922
2002Pleurelasma Sepkoski
2006Pleurelasma Williams et al. p. 2045

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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
orderTerebratulida
suborderTerebratulidina
superfamilyDielasmatoideaSchuchert 1913
familyPseudodielasmatidae
genusPleurelasma

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. †Pleurelasma Cooper and Grant 1976
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Pleurelasma costatum Cooper and Grant 1976
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height46.325.207.506.400.954

Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 14:14:12
Modified: 2018-11-10 17:47:38
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: Capitanian or 264.28000 to 259.51000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51USA (New Mexico) P. costatum (81965)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51USA (Texas) P. costatum (106161)