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Shaleria gilpeni

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Shaleriidae

Taxonomy
Strophomena gilpeni was named by Dawson (1881). It is the type species of Shaleria.

It was recombined as Shaleria gilpeni by Caster (1939), Rubel (2011), Hoel (2011).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1939Shaleria gilpeni Caster
2011Shaleria gilpeni Hoel
2011Shaleria gilpeni Rubel

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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
familyShaleriidaeWilliams 1965
genusShaleriaCaster 1939
speciesgilpeni(Dawson 1881)

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.

Shaleria gilpeni Dawson 1881
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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
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10g
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: minorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-10 11:37:50
Modified: 2009-06-10 13:37:50
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013, Hendy 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available