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Vinlandostrophia sublaticosa

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Platystrophiidae

Taxonomy
Platystrophia sublaticosta was named by Zuykov and Harper (2007). Its type specimen is USNM 65941 and is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Vinlandostrophia sublaticosa by Stigall and Fine (2019).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1957Platystrophia sublaticosa Allen
2007Platystrophia sublaticosta Zuykov and Harper pp. 419 - 420 figs. Plate 45, figs. 17-19
2019Vinlandostrophia sublaticosa Stigall and Fine p. 169

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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
superfamilyPlectorthoideaSchuchert and Le Vene 1929
familyPlatystrophiidaeSchuchert 1929
genusVinlandostrophia
speciessublaticosa()

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.

†Vinlandostrophia sublaticosa Zuykov and Harper 2007
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-04-13 10:01:32
Modified: 2009-07-20 20:28:14
Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: Maysvillian or 450.20000 to 449.60000 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Caradoc458.2 - 449.5USA (Georgia) Platystrophia sublaticosa (32547 32552 32553 32554 32557 32558)
Caradoc458.2 - 449.5USA (Tennessee) Platystrophia sublaticosta (5373)
Late/Upper Ordovician458.2 - 443.1USA (Ohio) Platystrophia sublaticosta (75111 77728 77812 77961 78360)
Late/Upper Ordovician458.2 - 443.1USA (Kentucky) Platystrophia sublaticosta (77731)
Maysvillian450.2 - 449.6USA (Kentucky) Platystrophia sublaticosta (72657)