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Aphelesia sanctapaulensis

Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Basiliolidae

Taxonomy
Phapsirhynchia sanctapaulensis was named by Pajaud (1976). Its type specimen is UPMC J5, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Sierra de Santa Pola, sample J, which is in a Zanclean carbonate marl in Spain.

It was recombined as Aphelesia sanctapaulensis by García Ramos (2005).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1976Phapsirhynchia sanctapaulensis Pajaud p. 102 figs. Pl 3, figs D,E; text-fig 2
2005Aphelesia sanctapaulensis García Ramos p. 28 figs. Pl 1, fig 10; Pl 2, figs 9,10

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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
orderRhynchonellidaKuhn 1949
superfamilyPugnacoideaRzhonsnitskaia 1956
familyBasiliolidae
subfamilyAphelesiinae
genusAphelesia
speciessanctapaulensis()

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
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height2015.28.7020.616.02.94

Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 14:12:25
Modified: 2004-02-28 16:12:25
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: Zanclean or 5.33300 to 3.60000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Spain Phapsirhynchia sanctapaulensis (233079 type locality: 233080)