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Orbiculoidea verum

Lingulata - Lingulida - Discinidae

Taxonomy
Orbiculoidea verum was named by Masunaga and Shiino (2021). Its type specimen is UMUT PB33200, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Mn-5, Minami-zawa, which is in a Wordian marine siliciclastic in the Hoso-o Formation of Japan.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2021Orbiculoidea verum Masunaga and Shiino p. 262 figs. 4-8

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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
orderLingulidaWaagen 1885
superfamilyDiscinoidea(Gray 1840)
familyDiscinidaeGray 1840
genusOrbiculoidead'Orbigny 1847
speciesverum

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.

Orbiculoidea verum Masunaga and Shiino 2021
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphatico
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 1.0 to < 10g
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10g
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-02 13:50:11
Modified: 2009-06-02 15:50:11
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class, uc = unranked clade
References: Hendy 2009, Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Wordian or 266.90000 to 264.28000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Japan (Miyagi) Orbiculoidea jangarensis (149790)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Japan Orbiculoidea verum (221140 221141 type locality: 221142)