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Costatumulus distortus

Strophomenata - Productida - Monticuliferidae

Taxonomy
Cancrinella distorta was named by Cooper and Grant (1975). Its type specimen is USNM 152773, a shell (Articulated shell), and it is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Costatumulus distortus by Li et al. (2012).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1975Cancrinella distorta Cooper and Grant p. 1151 figs. Pl 428, figs 1-11, 41-43
2012Costatumulus distortus Li et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
RankNameAuthor
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classStrophomenataWilliams et al 1996
orderProductidaSarycheva and Sokolskaya 1959
suborderProductidina
superfamilyLinoproductoidea
familyMonticuliferidaeMuir-Wood and Cooper 1960
subfamilyAuriculispininae
genusCostatumulusWaterhouse 1983
speciesdistortus()

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.

Costatumulus distortus Cooper and Grant 1975
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height115.9

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: Williams et al. 2000, Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Roadian to the top of the Wordian or 272.30000 to 264.28000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Roadian272.3 - 268.8USA (Texas) Cancrinella distorta (105726)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28USA (Texas) Cancrinella distorta (105764 106054)