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Costatumulus caparayensis

Strophomenata - Productida - Monticuliferidae

Taxonomy
Linoproductus caparayensis was named by Termier et al. (1974). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Caparay Ghar Section A, Bed 23, Wardak, which is in a Roadian marine limestone/shale in the Wardak Formation of Afghanistan.

It was recombined as Costatumulus caparayensis by Waterhouse and Chen (2007).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1974Linoproductus caparayensis Termier et al. p. 132 figs. Pl 27, figs 4-6
2007Costatumulus caparayensis Waterhouse and Chen p. 18

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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
orderProductidaSarycheva and Sokolskaya 1959
suborderProductidina
superfamilyLinoproductoidea
familyMonticuliferidaeMuir-Wood and Cooper 1960
subfamilyAuriculispininae
genusCostatumulusWaterhouse 1983
speciescaparayensis()

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.

Costatumulus caparayensis Termier et al. 1974
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationarysubo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: low-level epifaunalsubo
Diet: suspension feedersubo
Vision: blindc
Created: 2018-11-10 17:08:41
Modified: 2018-11-10 17:08:41
Source: subo = suborder, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Williams et al. 2000, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: Roadian or 272.30000 to 268.80000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Roadian272.3 - 268.8Afghanistan Linoproductus caparayensis (type locality: 88397)