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Moeschia alata

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Postepithyrididae

Taxonomy
Terebratula alata was named by Rollet (1972). It is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Moeschia.

It was recombined as Moeschia alata by Mahboubi et al. (2021).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1972Terebratula alata Rollet
2021Moeschia alata Mahboubi et al. p. 3267 figs. 7A-P, 8

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
RankNameAuthor
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classRhynchonellataWilliams et al. 1996
orderTerebratulida
suborderTerebratulidina
superfamilyLoboidothyridoideaMakridin 1964
familyPostepithyrididae
genusMoeschia
speciesalata(Rollet 1972)

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.

Moeschia alata Rollet 1972
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height922.118.227.221.62.53

Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesp
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2018-11-10 17:50:59
Modified: 2018-11-10 17:50:59
Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: Middle Oxfordian or 161.20000 to 155.70000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Hungary Moeschia alata (127113)
Middle Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Algeria Moeschia alata (224155)
Middle Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7France Moeschia alata (12981 12982 13029 13112 13118 13119 13124 13125)