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Fascicosta bella

Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Allorhynchidae

Taxonomy
Fascicosta bella was named by Cooper and Grant (1976). Its type specimen is USNM 154621, a shell (Articulated shell), and it is not a trace fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1976Fascicosta bella Cooper and Grant p. 2015 figs. Pl 505, figs 12-15; pl 509, figs 68-73; pl 552, figs 30-37; pl 780, figs 28-33 (in vol 5)

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
RankNameAuthor
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classRhynchonellataWilliams et al. 1996
orderRhynchonellidaKuhn 1949
superfamilyWellerelloideaLicharew 1956
familyAllorhynchidaeCooper and Grant 1976
genusFascicosta
speciesbella

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.

Fascicosta bella Cooper and Grant 1976
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height14.80

Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 14:12:25
Modified: 2004-02-28 16:12:25
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Wordian to the top of the Capitanian or 266.90000 to 259.51000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wordian266.9 - 264.28USA (Texas) Fascicosta bella (101867)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51USA (Texas) Fascicosta bella (81626 105894 105895 106248 106249)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51USA (New Mexico) Fascicosta bella (105989)