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Taphrodonta (Taphrodonta) parallela

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Plectambonitidae

Taxonomy
Taphrodonta parallela was named by Cooper (1956). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Ikes Canyon, Toquima Range, which is in a Whiterockian carbonate limestone in the Antelope Valley Formation of Nevada.

It was recombined as Taphrodonta (Taphrodonta) parallela by Cocks and Rong (1989).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1956Taphrodonta parallela Cooper p. 741 figs. pl. 165, figs 1- 22
1970Taphrodonta parallela Ross p. 65 figs. Plate 19, figures 16, 17
1989Taphrodonta (Taphrodonta) parallela Cocks and Rong p. 92

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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
orderStrophomenidaOpik 1934
superfamilyPlectambonitoideaJones 1928
familyPlectambonitidaeKozlowski 1929
subfamilyTaphrodontinaeCooper 1956
genusTaphrodonta
subgenusTaphrodonta
speciesparallela()

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 14:13:23
Modified: 2009-04-13 11:03:33
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Whiterockian or 470.00000 to 457.30000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Whiterockian470.0 - 457.3USA (Nevada) Taphrodonta parallela (88946 104442 104451)