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Kjerulfina foliovalve

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Rafinesquinidae

Taxonomy

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1957Kjerulfina foliovalve Spjeldnaes p. 154 figs. pl. 7, fig. 5, pl. 9, figs. 1-3, 5, 8
1982Kjerulfina foliovalve Owen and Harper p. 117 fig. 5G

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
RankNameAuthor
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classStrophomenataWilliams et al 1996
orderStrophomenidaOpik 1934
superfamilyStrophomenoideaKing 1846
familyRafinesquinidaeSchuchert 1893
genusKjerulfinaBancroft 1929
speciesfoliovalve

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.

Kjerulfina foliovalve Spjeldnaes 1957
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-04-13 09:59:34
Modified: 2018-11-10 17:59:35
Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Longvillian to the top of the Rakvere or 457.20000 to 450.50000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Soudleyan - Marshbrookian458.4 - 454.0Norway (Oslo) Kjerulfina foliovalve (2762)
Longvillian - Marshbrookian457.2 - 454.0Norway Kjerulfina foliovalve (2763)
Oandu - Rakvere453.0 - 450.5Norway (Asker) Kjerulfina foliovalve (194830)