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Pionodema cooperi

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Draboviidae

Taxonomy
Pionodema cooperi was named by Steele and Sinclair (1971). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Exposures east of Smith Construction Company two miles west of Braeside., which is in a Blackriveran shallow subtidal limestone/shale in the Chaumont Formation of Canada.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1971Pionodema cooperi Steele and Sinclair

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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
orderOrthidaSchuchert and Cooper 1932
suborderDalmanellidinaMoore 1952
superfamilyEnteletoideaWaagen 1884
familyDraboviidaeHavlicek 1950
subfamilyDraboviinaeHavlicek 1950
genusPionodemaFoerste 1912
speciescooperi

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.

Pionodema cooperi Steele and Sinclair 1971
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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: 10 to < 100g
Thickness: thing
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: minorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: minorg
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-03-06 07:19:52
Modified: 2009-03-06 09:19:52
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Williams et al. 2000, Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: Blackriveran or 457.30000 to 449.60000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6Canada (Ontario) Pionodema cooperi (type locality: 55999)