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Grandaurispina kingorum

Strophomenata - Productida - Linoproductidae

Taxonomy
Grandaurispina kingorum was named by Muir-Wood and Cooper (1960). It is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is USNM706, Hess Canyon, Glass Mountains, which is in a Roadian marine limestone in the Word Formation of Texas. It is the type species of Grandaurispina.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1960Grandaurispina kingorum Muir-Wood and Cooper

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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
genusGrandaurispinaMuir-Wood and Cooper 1960
specieskingorumMuir-Wood and Cooper 1960

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.

Grandaurispina kingorum Muir-Wood and Cooper 1960
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height329.613.2023.79.755.60

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 (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Roadian272.3 - 268.8USA (Texas) Grandaurispina kingorum (type locality: 43548 43551 43553 81645 81650 102605 102614 105592 105850 105887 105932)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28USA (Texas) Grandaurispina kingorum (43557)