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Corystos

Taxonomy

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2010Corystos Vendrasco et al. p. 130

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
RankNameAuthor
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
genusCorystos

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.

G. †Corystos Vendrasco et al. 2010
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Corystos thorntoniensis Vendrasco et al. 2010
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
M. J. Vendrasco et al. 2010Low, cap-shaped shell; broad apex lies flat over short vertical section of shell at anterior or posterior margins (depending on whether animal was exogastric or endogastric); surface of internal moulds rough with pits and faint longitudinal striations.
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: Floran or 504.50000 to 503.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Floran504.5 - 503.0Australia (Queensland) C. thorntoniensis (93407 93409)