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Fenestella akselensis

Stenolaemata - Fenestrata - Fenestellidae

Taxonomy
Fenestella akselensis was named by Nakrem (1994). Its type specimen is PMO A42677 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Akseloya AKS-A-5.0 m, which is in an Artinskian shallow subtidal limestone in the Kapp Starostin Formation of Svalbard and Jan Mayen.

Entered
by M. Clapham on 2009-07-12

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1994Fenestella akselensis Nakrem p. 26 figs. Pl 10, figs A-D

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
phylumBryozoaEhrenberg 1831
RankNameAuthor
classStenolaemataBorg 1926
superorderPalaeostomataMa et al. 2014
orderFenestrata(Elias and Condra 1957)
suborderFenestellinaAstrova and Morozova 1956
familyFenestellidae
genusFenestellaLonsdale 1839
speciesakselensis

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.

Fenestella akselensis Nakrem 1994
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitef
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryc
Attached: yesc
Life habit: epifaunalp
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2008-02-27 02:34:38
Modified: 2008-02-27 04:34:38
Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Smith et al. 2006, Nesnidal et al. 2013, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Artinskian or 290.10000 to 283.30000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Artinskian290.1 - 283.3Svalbard and Jan Mayen Fenestella akselensis (type locality: 90177 90180)
Artinskian290.1 - 283.3Canada (Nunavut) Fenestella akselensis (107628)