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Kozlowskia subsphaeroidalis

Strophomenata - Productida - Productellidae

Taxonomy
Kozlowskia subsphaeroidalis was named by Cooper and Grant (1975). Its type specimen is USNM 149797a, a shell (Articulated shell), and it is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is USNM705a, Hess Ranch, Glass Mountains, which is in a Kungurian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Skinner Ranch Formation of Texas.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1975Kozlowskia subsphaeroidalis Cooper and Grant p. 975 figs. Pl 314, figs 1-20

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
RankNameAuthor
classStrophomenataWilliams et al 1996
orderProductidaSarycheva and Sokolskaya 1959
suborderProductidina
superfamilyProductoideaGray 1840
familyProductellidaeSchuchert 1929
subfamilyProductinaeGray 1840
tribeKozlowskiini
genusKozlowskiaFredericks 1933
speciessubsphaeroidalis

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.

Kozlowskia subsphaeroidalis Cooper and Grant 1975
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height158.366.8013.08.002.01

Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationarysubo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: low-level epifaunalsubo
Diet: suspension feedersubo
Vision: blindc
Created: 2018-11-10 17:08:41
Modified: 2018-11-10 17:08:41
Source: subo = suborder, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013, Williams et al. 2000

Age range: base of the Artinskian to the top of the Kungurian or 290.10000 to 274.40000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Artinskian290.1 - 283.3USA (Texas) Kozlowskia subsphaeroidalis (75930 102613 105739 105763)
Artinskian - Kungurian290.1 - 274.4USA (Texas) Kozlowskia subsphaeroidalis (75929)
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4USA (Texas) Kozlowskia subsphaeroidalis (type locality: 43534)