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Megastrophia iddingsi

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Strophodontidae

Taxonomy
Stropheodonta iddingsi was named by Merriam (1940) [= Strophodonta demissa Walcott, 1884, p. 118, Pl. 2, figs. 9, 9a, 9b; not Conrad, 1842.].

It was recombined as Megastrophia iddingsi by Johnson (1970).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1940Stropheodonta iddingsi Merriam p. 79 figs. Pl. 6, fig. 6.
1970Megastrophia iddingsi Johnson pp. 122 - 123 figs. Pl. 26, figs. 1-16

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
RankNameAuthor
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classStrophomenataWilliams et al 1996
orderStrophomenidaOpik 1934
superfamilyPlectambonitoideaJones 1928
familyStrophodontidae(Caster 1939)
genusMegastrophia
speciesiddingsi()

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.

Megastrophia iddingsi Merriam 1940
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 14:13:23
Modified: 2009-04-13 11:03:33
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Pragian to the top of the Late/Upper Emsian or 413.02000 to 393.47000 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pragian413.02 - 410.62Canada (Northwest Territories) Megastrophia iddingsi (75582)
Pragian413.02 - 410.62Canada (Yukon) Megastrophia iddingsi (43713)
Early/Lower Emsian410.62 - 399.5Canada (Yukon Territory) Megastrophia iddingsi (26658)
Emsian410.62 - 393.47USA (Nevada) Megastrophia iddingsi (164735 164817 164818 164819 164820 164828)
Emsian410.62 - 393.47Canada (Yukon) Megastrophia iddingsi (207813)
Zlichovian410.62 - 393.47Canada (Yukon) Megastrophia iddingsi (81647)
Late/Upper Emsian399.5 - 393.47Canada (Yukon Territory) Megastrophia iddingsi (26659)
Late/Upper Emsian399.5 - 393.47Canada (Nunavut) Megastrophia iddingsi (26623)