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Salopina lunata

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Draboviidae

Taxonomy
Orthis lunata was named by Sowerby (1839). It is the type species of Salopina.

It was recombined as Mimella rotunda by Mitchell (1977); it was recombined as Salopina lunata by Bassett and Cocks (1974), Jin and Chatterton (1997) and Rubel (2011).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1974Salopina lunata Bassett and Cocks
1977Mimella rotunda Mitchell
1997Salopina lunata Jin and Chatterton
2011Salopina lunata Rubel

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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
orderOrthidaSchuchert and Cooper 1932
suborderDalmanellidinaMoore 1952
superfamilyEnteletoideaWaagen 1884
familyDraboviidaeHavlicek 1950
subfamilyDraboviinaeHavlicek 1950
genusSalopinaBoucot 1960
specieslunata(Sowerby 1839)

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.

Salopina lunata Sowerby 1839
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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: 1.0 to < 10g
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10g
Thickness: thing
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: minorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: minorg
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-03-06 07:24:58
Modified: 2009-03-06 09:24:58
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Williams et al. 2000

Age range: base of the Rocklandian to the top of the Lochkovian or 457.30000 to 410.80000 Ma

Collections (49 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rocklandian - Kirkfieldian457.3 - 449.6United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) Mimella rotunda (89157)
Gorstian427.4 - 425.6United Kingdom (Wales) Salopina lunata (23169 23173)
Gorstian427.4 - 425.6Ukraine Salopina lunata (23354 23375)
Ludlow427.4 - 423.0United Kingdom (England) Salopina lunata (478 479 49658)
Ludlow427.4 - 423.0Ukraine Salopina lunata (23475)
Ludlow - Devonian427.4 - 358.9Morocco Orthis lunata (27399)
Ludfordian425.6 - 423.0United Kingdom (England) Salopina lunata (8295 8296 8297 8298 8299 8300 8301 8302 8303 8304 8305 8306 8307 8308 8309 8310 8311 8312 8313 8314 8315 8316 8320 8321 8322 8323 8324 8325 23106 23107 23109 23110 23111 26912)
Pridoli423.0 - 419.2Poland Salopina lunata (23040)
Pridoli - Helderbergian423.0 - 393.3Morocco Orthis lunata (27401 27402 27403)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8Poland Salopina lunata (13878)