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Pentamerus comis

Rhynchonellata - Pentamerida - Pentameridae

Taxonomy
Atrypa comis was named by Owen (1852).

It was recombined as Pentamerus comis by Meek and Worthen (1868), Walcott (1884).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1852Atrypa comis Owen p. 583 figs. pi. iiiA, fig. 4
1868Pentamerus comis Meek and Worthen p. 428 figs. pi, xiii, figs. 6 a-c
1884Pentamerus comis Walcott p. 159 figs. Plate iii, figs. 4 and 7; pi. xiv, figs. 15, 15 a, &; pi. xv, figs. 5, 5 a, &

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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
orderPentameridaSchuchert and Cooper 1931
suborderPentameridinaSchuchert and Cooper 1931
superfamilyPentameroideaMcCoy 1844
familyPentameridae
genusPentamerusSowerby 1813
speciescomis(Owen 1852)

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.

Pentamerus comis Owen 1852
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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: noneg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-04 12:21:01
Modified: 2009-06-04 14:21:01
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009, Nesnidal et al. 2013
Collections
No collection or age range data are available