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Kiangsiella distorta

Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Schuchertellidae

Taxonomy
Streptorhynchus distortus was named by Waagen (1884). It is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Virgal, topmost beds of Upper Productus-limestone, Salt Range, which is in a Changhsingian marine sandstone in the Chhidru Formation of Pakistan.

It was recombined as Kiangsiella distorta by Chen and Liao (2007).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1884Streptorhynchus distortus Waagen p. 590 figs. Pl 55, figs 12,13
2007Kiangsiella distorta Chen and Liao p. 995

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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
orderOrthotetidaWaagen 1884
superfamilyOrthotetoidea
familySchuchertellidae
subfamilyStreptorhynchinae
genusKiangsiellaChao 1927
speciesdistorta()

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.

†Kiangsiella distorta Waagen 1884
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height110.0

Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryp
Attached: yesp
Life habit: low-level epifaunalp
Diet: suspension feederp
Vision: blindc
Created: 2010-02-15 05:25:57
Modified: 2010-02-15 07:25:57
Source: c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Wuchiapingian to the top of the Changhsingian or 259.51000 to 251.90200 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14Pakistan Streptorhynchus distortus (125907 126263 126264 126268 126270 126272 126275 126279 126293)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902Pakistan Streptorhynchus distortus (90261 type locality: 119554)