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Rostricellula minuta

Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Trigonirhynchiidae

Taxonomy
Rostricellula minuta was named by Cooper (1956).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
R. ambigena, R. burensis, R. sarysuica

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1956Rostricellula minuta Cooper p. 640 figs. pl. 137, A, figs. 1-6
1979Rostricellula minuta Howe p. C8 figs. Plate 7, figures 9-12

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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
orderRhynchonellidaKuhn 1949
superfamilyRhynchotrematoideaSchuchert 1913
familyTrigonirhynchiidaeMcLaren 1965
subfamilyRostricellulinaeRozman 1969
genusRostricellulaUlrich and Cooper 1942
speciesminuta

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.

†Rostricellula minuta Cooper 1956
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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: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10g
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-02 14:55:20
Modified: 2009-06-02 16:55:20
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: Chatfieldian or 453.80000 to 451.00000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Kentucky) Rostricellula minuta (101429)
Chatfieldian453.8 - 451.0USA (Kentucky) Rostricellula minuta (34546 87820)