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Hesperonomia planidorsalis

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Hesperonomiidae

Taxonomy
Hesperonomia planidorsalis was named by Ulrich and Cooper (1936). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is northeast shoulder of Fossil Mountain, 8.7 miles northeast of Lake Louise, which is in a Stairsian/Blackhillsian marine shale in the Outram Formation of Canada. It is the type species of Hesperonomia.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1936Hesperonomia planidorsalis Ulrich and Clarke
1936Hesperonomia planidorsalis Ulrich and Cooper p. 621

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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
suborderOrthidinaSchuchert and Cooper 1932
superfamilyOrthoideaWoodward 1852
familyHesperonomiidaeUlrich and Cooper 1936
genusHesperonomiaUlrich and Cooper 1936
speciesplanidorsalisUlrich and Cooper 1936

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.

Hesperonomia planidorsalis Ulrich and Cooper 1936
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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
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: minorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-04 08:06:04
Modified: 2009-06-04 10:06:04
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Blackhillsian or 475.30000 to 471.30000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Stairsian - Blackhillsian483.4 - 471.3Canada (Alberta) Hesperonomia planidorsalis (type locality: 186586)
Blackhillsian475.3 - 471.3USA (Nevada) Hesperonomia planidorsalis (104431)