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Richthofenia elegans

Strophomenata - Productida - Richthofeniidae

Taxonomy
Richthofenia elegans was named by Li (1986). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is GP3, Bunuo section, Changme district, Longlin county, which is in a Gzhelian marine horizon in the Maping Formation of China.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
R. communis, R. communis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1986Richthofenia elegans Li p. 219 figs. Pl 1, fig 19

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
—Lophophorata
—PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
RankNameAuthor
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classStrophomenataWilliams et al 1996
orderProductidaSarycheva and Sokolskaya 1959
suborderLyttoniidina
superfamilyRichthofenioidea()
familyRichthofeniidae
genusRichthofenia
specieselegans

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
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marinesubo
Locomotion: stationarysubo
Attached: yessubo
Life habit: low-level epifaunalsubo
Diet: suspension feedersubo
Vision: blindc
Created: 2018-11-10 17:08:09
Modified: 2018-11-10 17:08:09
Source: subo = suborder, c = class, p = phylum
References: Williams et al. 2000, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Gzhelian or 303.70000 to 298.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Gzhelian303.7 - 298.9China (Guangxi) Richthofenia elegans (type locality: 134310)