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Edriosteges medlicottianus

Strophomenata - Productida - Aulostegidae

Taxonomy
Aulosteges medlicottianus was named by Waagen (1884).

It was recombined as Edriosteges medlicottianus by Muir-Wood and Cooper (1960).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1884Aulosteges medlicottianus Waagen p. 663 figs. Pl 62
1933Aulosteges medlicottianus Huang p. 92 figs. Pl 11, figs 18, 19
1944Aulosteges medlicottianus Reed p. 113
1960Edriosteges medlicottianus Muir-Wood and Cooper p. 103

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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
suborderStrophalosiidina
superfamilyAulostegoideaMuir-Wood and Cooper 1960
familyAulostegidae
subfamilyEchinosteginae
genusEdriosteges
speciesmedlicottianus()

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height220.919.023.021.02.83

Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationarysubo
Attached: yessubo
Life habit: low-level epifaunalsubo
Diet: suspension feedersubo
Vision: blindc
Created: 2018-11-10 17:08:57
Modified: 2018-11-10 17:08:57
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 Capitanian or 290.10000 to 259.51000 Ma

Collections (29 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Artinskian290.1 - 283.3USA (Texas) Aulosteges medlicottianus (150570)
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4USA (Texas) Aulosteges medlicottianus (108395 113191 113193 113205 149773 149779 149821 149863 149931 149932 149997 150556 150557 150670 150811 150847 150954)
Kungurian - Wordian283.3 - 264.28USA (Texas) Aulosteges medlicottianus (149822)
Roadian274.4 - 266.9USA (Texas) Aulosteges medlicottianus (113197 150252 150606)
Roadian - Capitanian274.4 - 259.51China (Sichuan) Aulosteges medlicottianus (110970)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Pakistan Aulosteges medlicottianus (81503 124354 125818 125820 125822)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51USA (Texas) Edriosteges medlicottianus (108812)