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Sarganostega transversalis

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferinida - Sarganostegidae

Taxonomy
Sarganostega transversalis was named by Cooper and Grant (1969). Its type specimen is USNM 153172b, a shell (Articulated shell), and it is not a trace fossil. It is the type species of Sarganostega.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1969Sarganostega transversalis Cooper and Grant p. 15 figs. Pl 4, figs 20,21
1976Sarganostega transversalis Cooper and Grant p. 2747 figs. Pl 725, figs 1-36

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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
superfamilyPennospiriferinoideaDagys 1972
familySarganostegidae
genusSarganostega
speciestransversalis

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.

Sarganostega transversalis Cooper and Grant 1969
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height56.063.709.006.902.36

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

Collections (23 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wordian266.9 - 264.28USA (Texas) Sarganostega transversalis (81619 81939 81940 101867 102619 105902 106108 106138 106244 106245 106299)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51USA (Texas) Sarganostega transversalis (81609 81623 81626 81631 81697 81698 105894 105895 105903 106243 106248 106249)