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Cyrolexis superstes

Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Psilocamaridae

Taxonomy
Terebratula superstes was named by de Verneuil (1845). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Kirilof, which is in a Roadian shallow subtidal limestone in the Russian Federation.

It was recombined as Camerophoria superstes by Waagen (1883); it was recombined as Camarophoria superstes by Tschernyschew (1902), Grabau (1931); it was recombined as Stenoscisma superstes by Glushenko (1975); it was recombined as Cyrolexis superstes by Shen et al. (2003).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1845Terebratula superstes de Verneuil p. 104 figs. Pl 8, fig 5
1883Camerophoria superstes Waagen p. 445 figs. Pl 32, figs 12,13
1902Camarophoria superstes Tschernyschew p. 94 figs. Pl 46, figs 4-6; pl 50, fig 14
1931Camarophoria superstes Grabau p. 214 figs. Pl 4, fig 8; pl 5, figs 3,4
1975Stenoscisma superstes Glushenko figs. Pl 35, figs 4,5
2003Cyrolexis superstes Shen et al. p. 241 figs. Pl 3, figs 10-16

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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
orderRhynchonellidaKuhn 1949
suborderStenoscismatidina
superfamilyStenoscismatoideaOehlert 1887
familyPsilocamaridae
subfamilyZhejiangellinaeLiang 1990
genusCyrolexis
speciessuperstes()

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.

Cyrolexis superstes de Verneuil 1845
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height56.603.7011.06.173.18

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 Asselian to the top of the Wuchiapingian or 298.90000 to 254.14000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Asselian298.9 - 293.52Russian Federation (Rostovskaya) Stenoscisma superstes (126129)
Permian298.9 - 251.902USA (Alaska) Camarophoria superstes (112199)
Roadian274.4 - 266.9Russian Federation Terebratula superstes (type locality: 117226)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28China (Nei Mongol) Camarophoria superstes (109214 109257)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14China (Xizang) Cyrolexis superstes (24590)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14Pakistan Camerophoria superstes (88933 90253 119638)