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Composita sulcata

Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Athyrididae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1914Composita sulcata Weller p. 490 figs. Plate LXXXII, Figs. 1-10

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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
orderAthyrididaBoucot et al. 1964
suborderAthyrididinaBoucot et al. 1964
superfamilyAthyridoideaMcCoy 1844
familyAthyrididaeMcCoy 1841
subfamilySpirigerellinae
genusCompositaBrown 1849
speciessulcata

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.

Composita sulcata Weller 1914
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationarysubo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: low-level epifaunalsubo
Diet: suspension feedersubo
Vision: blindc
Created: 2018-11-10 18:06:04
Modified: 2018-11-10 18:06:04
Source: subo = suborder, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Meramecian to the top of the Pendleian or 343.00000 to 327.00000 Ma

Collections (17 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Meramecian343.0 - 335.5USA (Idaho) Composita sulcata (12869)
Meramecian - Chesterian343.0 - 323.2USA (Idaho) Composita sulcata (12899 12901)
Chesterian - Arnsbergian335.5 - 323.7USA (Wyoming) Composita sulcata (5735)
Chesterian - Alportian335.5 - 321.8USA (Wyoming) Composita sulcata (5691 5692 5700 5701 5711 5716 5717)
Pendleian330.9 - 327.0USA (Indiana) Composita sulcata (6963)
Late/Upper Mississippian330.9 - 323.2USA (California) Composita sulcata (226417)
Serpukhovian330.9 - 323.2USA (Montana) Composita sulcata (5632 5642 5644 5646)