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Cyrtella koopi

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferinida - Syringothyrididae

Taxonomy
Cyrtella koopi was named by Archbold (1990). Its type specimen is CPC 28046, a shell (Articulated internal mould), and it is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is BMR TK5A, Scott Bluff, Lake Blanche, which is in a Sakmarian coastal sandstone in the Cuncudgerie Formation of Australia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1990Cyrtella koopi Archbold p. 9 figs. 5A-E

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
RankNameAuthor
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classRhynchonellataWilliams et al. 1996
orderSpiriferinidaIvanova 1972
suborderSpiriferinidinaIvanova 1972
superfamilySyringothyridoideaFrederiks 1926
familySyringothyrididaeFredericks 1926
subfamilyPermasyrinxinae
genusCyrtellaFredericks 1924
specieskoopi

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.

Cyrtella koopi Archbold 1990
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height173.0

Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2018-11-10 18:08:52
Modified: 2018-11-10 18:08:52
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: Sakmarian or 293.52000 to 290.10000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1Australia (Western Australia) Cyrtella koopi (type locality: 101209)