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Crestjahitus compressus

Hyolithida - Crestjahitidae

Taxonomy
Crestjahitus compressus was named by Syssoiev (1968). It is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Crestjahitus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1968Crestjahitus compressus Syssoiev p. 52
1990Crestjahitus compressus Malinky p. 233

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
Lophophorata
phylumHyolitha
orderHyolithidaMathew 1962
familyCrestjahitidaeSyssoiev 1968
genusCrestjahitusSyssoiev 1968
speciescompressusSyssoiev 1968

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.

Crestjahitus compressus Syssoiev 1968
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: facultatively mobileo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindp
Created: 2004-02-29 10:29:52
Modified: 2007-09-19 11:23:16
Source: o = order, p = phylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Tommotian or 525.50000 to 521.00000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tommotian525.5 - 521.0Russian Federation (Yakutiya) Crestjahitus compressus (80804 80807 80809 80810)