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Liljevallia vieillensis

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Leptaenoideidae

Taxonomy
Liljevallia vieillensis was named by Northrop (1939) [? Liljevallia vieillensis]. It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Northrop Locality 007. west of railway cut, La Vieille, west of Anse Cascon, which is in a Telychian carbonate limestone/shale in the La Vieille Formation of Canada.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1939Liljevallia vieillensis Northrop

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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
superfamilyStrophomenoideaKing 1846
familyLeptaenoideidaeWilliams 1953
genusLiljevalliaHedstrom 1917
speciesvieillensis

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.

Liljevallia vieillensis Northrop 1939
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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
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: minorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-11 10:51:16
Modified: 2009-06-11 12:51:16
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Telychian or 438.60000 to 432.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Telychian438.6 - 432.9Canada (Quebec) Liljevallia vieillensis (type locality: 184842)