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Zygospira kentuckiensis

Rhynchonellata - Atrypida - Anazygidae

Taxonomy
Zygospira kentuckiensis was named by Hall and Clarke (1895).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1895Zygospira kentuckiensis Hall and Clarke
1924Zygospira kentuckiensis Foerste p. 127 figs. Plate X, Figure 20 a, b, c; Plate XV, Figures 1 a-p; 2 a, b; 4 a, b, c
1964Zygospira kentuckyensis Browne

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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
orderAtrypidaRzhonsnitskaya 1960
suborderAnazygidinaCopper 1996
superfamilyAnazygoideaDavidson 1883
familyAnazygidaeDavidson 1883
subfamilyAnazyginaeDavidson 1883
genusZygospira
specieskentuckiensisHall and Clarke 1895

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.

Zygospira kentuckiensis Hall and Clarke 1895
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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
Folds: minorg
Ribbing: majorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yesg
Epibiont: yesg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-02 14:08:57
Modified: 2009-07-20 15:29:41
Source: g = genus, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Hendy 2009, Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Richmondian or 449.50000 to 443.70000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ashgillian449.5 - 443.7USA (Kentucky) Zygospira kentuckyensis (37832)
Richmondian449.5 - 443.7Canada (Ontario) Zygospira kentuckiensis (22960 85109 173014 173086 173133 173172 173325)