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Fardenia gwaliae

Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Chilidiopsidae

Taxonomy
Fardenia gwaliae was named by Cocks (2014). Its type specimen is BC 59398, a valve (dorsal valve internal mould), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Old quarry by roadside at Prendergast Hill, which is in a Rawtheyan marine mudstone in the Slade and Redhill Mudstone Formation of the United Kingdom.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2014Fardenia gwaliae Cocks pp. 41 - 42 figs. 12A-M

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
RankNameAuthor
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classStrophomenataWilliams et al 1996
orderOrthotetidaWaagen 1884
suborderOrthotetidina
superfamilyChilidiopsoideaBoucot 1959
familyChilidiopsidaeBoucot 1959
genusFardeniaLamont 1935
speciesgwaliae

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.

Fardenia gwaliae Cocks 2014
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 1.0 to < 10g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10g
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: minorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryp
Attached: yesp
Life habit: low-level epifaunalp
Diet: suspension feederp
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-06 12:32:23
Modified: 2009-06-06 14:32:23
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Cautleyan to the top of the Rawtheyan or 449.20000 to 445.20000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cautleyan449.2 - 448.8United Kingdom (Wales) Fardenia gwaliae (185119 185144)
Rawtheyan448.8 - 445.2United Kingdom (Wales) Fardenia gwaliae (185130 type locality: 185142 185143)