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Rugivestis arctica

Strophomenata - Productida - Productellidae

Taxonomy
Rugivestis arctica was named by Shi and Waterhouse (1996). Its type specimen is GSC 96976, a valve (Ventral valve), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is JBW109, Ettrain Creek, which is in a Sakmarian marine sandstone in the Jungle Creek Formation of Canada.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1996Rugivestis arctica Shi and Waterhouse p. 72 figs. Pl 8, figs 9-14; text-fig 26

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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
superfamilyProductoideaGray 1840
familyProductellidaeSchuchert 1929
genusRugivestis
speciesarctica

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.

Rugivestis arctica Shi and Waterhouse 1996
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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: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004, Williams et al. 2000

Age range: base of the Sakmarian to the top of the Artinskian or 293.52000 to 279.30000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Asselian - Sakmarian298.9 - 290.1Russian Federation Marginifera peregrina (96746)
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1Canada (Yukon) Rugivestis arctica (type locality: 117729 117733)
Artinskian290.1 - 279.3Canada (Yukon) Rugivestis arctica (117708)