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Eocoelia hemisphaerica

Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Leptocoeliidae

Taxonomy
Atrypa hemisphaerica was named by Sowerby (1839). It is the type species of Eocoelia.

It was recombined as Eocoelia hemisphaerica by Bassett and Cocks (1974).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1974Eocoelia hemisphaerica Bassett and Cocks

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
RankNameAuthor
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classRhynchonellataWilliams et al. 1996
orderRhynchonellidaKuhn 1949
superfamilyRhynchotrematoideaSchuchert 1913
familyLeptocoeliidaeBoucot and Gill 1956
genusEocoeliaNikiforova 1961
specieshemisphaerica(Sowerby 1839)

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.

Eocoelia hemisphaerica Sowerby 1839
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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
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: majorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yesg
Epibiont: yesg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-04-13 10:44:36
Modified: 2009-06-04 15:51:45
Source: g = genus, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Aeronian or 440.80000 to 438.50000 Ma

Collections (20 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rhuddanian - Aeronian443.4 - 438.5Russian Federation (Siberia) Eocoelia hemisphaerica (206542 206543 206560)
Alexandrian443.4 - 436.0Canada (Québec) Eocoelia hemisphaerica (25049)
Llandovery443.4 - 433.4Canada (Nova Scotia) Eocoelia hemisphaerica (3034 3035 3036 3037 3038 3039 3040 3041 3042 3043 3044 3045)
Llandovery443.4 - 433.4Russian Federation (Siberia) Eocoelia hemisphaerica (206319)
Aeronian440.8 - 438.5Canada (Quebec) Eocoelia hemisphaerica (5784 5785)
Aeronian440.8 - 438.5USA (New York) Eocoelia hemisphaerica (24866)