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Punctocyrtella australis

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferinida - Syringothyrididae

Taxonomy
Cyrtella australis was named by Thomas (1971). It is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is BMR GW75, Callytharra Springs, which is in a Sakmarian coastal siliciclastic in the Callytharra Formation of Australia.

It was recombined as Punctocyrtella australis by Shen et al. (2000).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1971Cyrtella australis Thomas p. 151 figs. Pl 11, figs 3-6; pl 27, fig 2
2000Punctocyrtella australis Shen et al. p. 276 figs. Pl 4, figs 9-14; pl 5, figs 1-3,5

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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
genusPunctocyrtellaFredericks 1924
speciesaustralis()

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.

Punctocyrtella australis Thomas 1971
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Asselian to the top of the Sakmarian or 298.90000 to 290.10000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Asselian298.9 - 295.5Australia (Western Australia) Cyrtella australis (119256 119257)
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1China (Yunnan) Punctocyrtella australis (61506 61507 61509 61510)
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1Australia (Western Australia) Cyrtella australis (type locality: 84578 84582 85923)