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Tschernyschewia geniculata

Strophomenata - Productida - Tschernyschewiidae

Taxonomy
Tschernyschewia geniculata was named by Zhan (1979). Its type specimen is K-0091 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Damaikong, Lianxian Area, Wangpanli Fm, which is in a Changhsingian coastal siliciclastic in the Wangpanli Formation of China.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1979Tschernyschewia geniculata Zhan p. 78 figs. Pl 12, figs 1-5
1983Tschernyschewia geniculata Waterhouse p. 120 figs. Pl 2, figs 14,16
1995Tschernyschewia geniculata Zeng et al. figs. Pl 4, fig 6
2005Tschernyschewia geniculata Campi et al. p. 123 figs. Pl 3, figs V, X, Y

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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
suborderStrophalosiidina
superfamilyAulostegoideaMuir-Wood and Cooper 1960
familyTschernyschewiidae
genusTschernyschewia
speciesgeniculata

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationarysubo
Attached: yessubo
Life habit: low-level epifaunalsubo
Diet: suspension feedersubo
Vision: blindc
Created: 2018-11-10 17:08:57
Modified: 2018-11-10 17:08:57
Source: subo = suborder, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Williams et al. 2000, Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Capitanian to the top of the Changhsingian or 264.28000 to 251.90200 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51Malaysia Tschernyschewia geniculata (105035)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14China (Chongqing) Tschernyschewia geniculata (156867 156868)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14China (Guangdong) Tschernyschewia geniculata (109780)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902China (Chongqing) Tschernyschewia geniculata (156863)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902China (Guangdong) Tschernyschewia geniculata (type locality: 95679)