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Composita trinuclea

Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Athyrididae

Taxonomy
Terebratula trinucleus was named by Hall (1856).

It was recombined as Athyris trinuclea by Whitfield (1882); it was recombined as Seminula trinuclea by Hall and Clarke (1893); it was recombined as Composita trinuclea by Langenheim et al. (1985).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1856Terebratula trinucleus Hall p. 7
1858Terebratula trinucleus Hall p. 659 figs. pl. 23, figs. 4, 5
1882Athyris trinuclea Whitfield p. 50 figs. pl. 6, figs. 22-2
1893Seminula trinuclea Hall and Clarke pp. 94, 95 figs. txt. fig. 65; pl. 47, figs. 5, 6, 10-14
1985Composita trinuclea Langenheim, Jr. et al.

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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
orderAthyrididaBoucot et al. 1964
suborderAthyrididinaBoucot et al. 1964
superfamilyAthyridoideaMcCoy 1844
familyAthyrididaeMcCoy 1841
subfamilySpirigerellinae
genusCompositaBrown 1849
speciestrinuclea()

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.

†Composita trinuclea Hall 1856
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationarysubo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: low-level epifaunalsubo
Diet: suspension feedersubo
Vision: blindc
Created: 2018-11-10 18:06:04
Modified: 2018-11-10 18:06:04
Source: subo = suborder, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Chadian to the top of the Moscovian or 346.70000 to 307.00000 Ma

Collections (76 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kinderhookian - Osagean358.9 - 343.0USA (Utah) Composita trinuclea (5755)
Kinderhookian - Osagean358.9 - 343.0USA (Nevada) Composita trinuclea (5750)
Mississippian358.9 - 323.2USA (Montana) Composita trinuclea (211322)
Carboniferous358.9 - 298.9USA (Arizona) Composita trinuclea (123798 124254)
Chadian346.7 - 340.0USA (Indiana) Composita trinuclea (2202)
Meramecian343.0 - 335.5Canada (Alberta) Composita trinuclea (62327 62394 62395 62396)
Meramecian343.0 - 335.5USA (Kentucky) Composita trinuclea (2713 2778 2779 2780 2781 2822 2826 2827 2828 2829 2830 2831)
Meramecian343.0 - 335.5USA (Indiana) Composita trinuclea (2833 2835 6699)
Brigantian336.0 - 330.9United Kingdom (England) Composita trinuclea (73431)
Brigantian - Pendleian336.0 - 327.0USA (Indiana) Composita trinuclea (7000 7002 7003 7004 7005 7006 7008 7010 7011 7012 7014 7017 7020 7021 7022 7023 7024 7026 7027 7028 7029 7031 7032)
Chesterian335.5 - 323.2Canada (Alberta) Composita trinuclea (62329 62381 62383)
Chesterian335.5 - 323.2USA (Indiana) Composita trinuclea (6884 6886 6888 6889 6893 6894)
Chesterian335.5 - 323.2USA (Arizona) Composita trinuclea (124256)
Chesterian335.5 - 323.2USA (Iowa) Composita trinuclea (3294 3296)
Pendleian330.9 - 327.0USA (Indiana) Composita trinuclea (6933 6936 6940 6941 6962 6963)
Pendleian330.9 - 327.0USA (Illinois) Composita trinuclea (7066 7067 7069 7070 7072 7073 7074)
Pendleian330.9 - 327.0USA (Kentucky) Composita trinuclea (6964)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0USA (Nevada) Composita trinuclea (144022)