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Sphaerirhynchia glomerosa

Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Hebetoechiidae

Taxonomy
Sphaerirhynchia glomerosa was named by Amsden (1958). Its type specimen is OU-985 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is C1-M; near old Hunton townsite, which is in a Lochkovian deep subtidal ramp marl in the Haragan Formation of Oklahoma.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1958Sphaerirhynchia glomerosa Amsden pp. 94 - 96 figs. Plate VI, figures 3-14

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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
superfamilyUncinuloideaRzonsnitskaya 1956
familyHebetoechiidaeHavlicek 1960
subfamilySphaerirhynchiinaeSavage 1996
genusSphaerirhynchiaCooper and Muir-Wood 1951
speciesglomerosa

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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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 10 to < 100g
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: minorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-04 13:46:27
Modified: 2009-06-04 15:46:27
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Hendy 2009, Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Lochkovian or 419.20000 to 410.80000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pridoli - Lochkovian423.0 - 410.8USA (Oklahoma) Sphaerirhynchia glomerosa (26826)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8USA (Oklahoma) Sphaerirhynchia glomerosa (164273 164274 164275 164276 164277 type locality: 164278 164279 164280)