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Cancrinella subquadrata

Strophomenata - Productida - Linoproductidae

Taxonomy
Cancrinella subquadrata was named by Cooper and Grant (1975) [Dorsal valve has spines, probably a true Cancrinella. Short spine ridges, abundant fine spines, small ears separates from Filiconcha.]. Its type specimen is USNM 152777, a valve (Ventral valve), and it is not a trace fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1975Cancrinella subquadrata Cooper and Grant p. 1155 figs. Pl 429, figs 16-40
2012Cancrinella subquadrata 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
familyLinoproductidae
subfamilyPaucispinauriinae
genusCancrinella
speciessubquadrata

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.

Cancrinella subquadrata Cooper and Grant 1975
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height17.60

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

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

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Roadian272.3 - 268.8USA (Texas) Cancrinella subquadrata (43548 43553 81645 102614 105726)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28USA (Texas) Cancrinella subquadrata (105764)