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Elita fimbriata

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Elythidae

Taxonomy
Delthyris fimbriatus was named by Conrad (1842).

It was recombined as Spirifer fimbriatus by Hall (1858); it was recombined as Spirifera fimbriata by Billings (1861); it was recombined as Reticularia fimbriata by Schuchert (1897); it was recombined as Elita fimbriata by Frederiks (1918); it was recombined as Elytha fimbriatus by Oliver (1952).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
E. lemoni

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1842Delthyris fimbriatus Conrad p. 263
1858Spirifer fimbriatus Hall p. 505 figs. pl. 4, fig. 5
1861Spirifera fimbriata Billings pp. 257 - 258 figs. 68 - 70
1897Reticularia fimbriata Schuchert p. 343
1918Elita fimbriata Frederiks p. 87
1952Elytha fimbriatus Oliver

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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
orderSpiriferida
suborderDelthyridinaIvanova 1972
superfamilyReticularioidea
familyElythidaeFredericks 1924
subfamilyElythinaeFrederiks 1924
genusElita
speciesfimbriata(Conrad 1842)

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.

†Elita fimbriata Conrad 1842
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
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 14:12:52
Modified: 2004-02-28 16:12:52
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Eifelian to the top of the Givetian or 393.30000 to 382.70000 Ma

Collections (96 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7USA (New York) Elita fimbriata (77056 77076 77077) Elytha fimbriatus (9615)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Canada (Ontario) Spirifera fimbriata (231732)
Middle Devonian393.3 - 382.7USA (New York) Elita fimbriata (91091 91215 91226 91227 91228 91229 91233 91237 91238 91239 91240 91241 91242 91243 91244 91245 91247 91248 91249 91268 91269 91277 91278 91279)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7USA (Indiana) Reticularia fimbriata (170009)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7USA (New York) Elita fimbriata (8722 8978 8979 8983 8984 8987 8993 8996 9001 9003 9005 9006 9017 9019 9020 9028 10101 10107 10109 10110 10119 86250 86254 89651 89652 89653 89662 89663 89665 89666 89667 89668 89670 89671 89673 89674 89680 89705 89721 89768 89772 89800 89804 89808 89809 89876 89878 89885 89886 89887 89910 89921 89924 89927 89928 89943 94432 94433 96209 96210 96211 96212 96213 96358 111330 111463)