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Picnotreta robusta

Lingulata - Acrotretida - Acrotretidae

Taxonomy
Picnotreta robusta was named by Holmer et al. (1999) [Upper Middle to Upper Cambrian, Argentina and western Newfoundland; lower Upper Cambrian (Marjuman), western Canada]. Its type locality is LS 970, Los Sombreros section, western Argentina, which is in a St Davids slope packstone in the Los Sombreros Formation of Argentina.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1999Picnotreta robusta Holmer et al. p. 236 figs. 9A-N

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
RankNameAuthor
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumLinguliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classLingulataGorjansky and Popov 1985
orderAcrotretidaKuhn 1949
superfamilyAcrotretoidea
familyAcrotretidaeSchuchert 1893
genusPicnotretaHenderson and MacKinnon 1981
speciesrobustaHolmer et al. 1999

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.

Picnotreta robusta Holmer et al. 1999
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphatico
Adult length: 0.1 to < 1.0g
Adult width: 0.1 to < 1.0g
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: noneg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-04 15:18:45
Modified: 2009-06-04 17:18:45
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class, uc = unranked clade
References: Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: Arcadian or 509.00000 to 498.40000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Arcadian509.0 - 498.4Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) Picnotreta robusta (10768)
St Davids509.0 - 497.0Argentina (Mendoza) Picnotreta robusta (type locality: 55945)
St Davids509.0 - 497.0Canada (Alberta) Picnotreta robusta (49203)