Chlidonophora incerta

Chlidonophora incerta is a species of brachiopod in the family Chlidonophoridae.[1]

Chlidonophora incerta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Brachiopoda
Class: Rhynchonellata
Order: Terebratulida
Family: Chlidonophoridae
Genus: Chlidonophora
Species:
C. incerta
Binomial name
Chlidonophora incerta
(Davidson, 1878)
Synonyms[1]
  • Megerlia incerta Davidson, 1878
  • Terebratulina incerta (Davidson, 1878)

Disputes

Chlidonophora incerta was discovered by Davidson in 1878 and he classified it in the genus Megerlia. Other taxonomists categorized it under the genus Terebratulina. Later it was reclassified into the genus Chlidonophora which is currently accepted.[1]

Existence

Chlidonophora incerta is extant to the present day but its complete fossil range is unknown. There have been a total of 125 occurrences of the species, mainly in the Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean sea and the North Atlantic ocean off the east coast of Europe.[1] There are 2 synonymous names, Megerlia incerta and Terebratulina incerta both of which are unaccepted.[2]

Description

Characteristics

Chlidonophora incerta lives in the deep waters of the Atlantic ocean in the Benthic zone.[3] It is blind like all other species of Rhynchonellata. It is stationary and attached to a surface like all other brachiopods. It is a filter feeder and its diet consists of suspended food particles in the water like phytoplankton. It has a taphonomy of low mg calcite like all other brachiopods.[4] It is also gonochoric, i.e. there are 2 genders, male and female and an organism is only one gender throughout its lifetime like in humans.[3]

Life cycle

Firstly, the mother sheds the eggs into the water. The eggs are fertilized during the time of spawning. They hatch into free-swimming larvae that metamorphose into adults which are stationary and cannot move freely.[3]

References
  1. "Chlidonophora incerta". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  2. "Chlidonophora incerta". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  3. "Chlidonophora incerta". www.sealifebase.ca. Retrieved 2022-11-13.
  4. "Chlidonophora incerta". www.mindat.org. Retrieved 2022-11-13.
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