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Rectifenestella sparsa

Stenolaemata - Cryptostomata - Fenestellidae

Taxonomy
Fenestrellina sparsa was named by Crockford (1946). Its type specimen is UQ F7954 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Lakes Creek Quarry, Trachypora horizon, Rockhampton, which is in a Kungurian carbonate limestone in the Berserker Formation of Australia.

It was recombined as Rectifenestella sparsa by Reid (2003).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1946Fenestrellina sparsa Crockford
2003Rectifenestella sparsa Reid p. 41 fig. 17

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
phylumBryozoaEhrenberg 1831
RankNameAuthor
classStenolaemataBorg 1926
orderCryptostomataVine 1884
suborderFenestelloidea
suborderFenestellinaAstrova and Morozova 1956
familyFenestellidae
genusRectifenestella
speciessparsa()

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.

Rectifenestella sparsa Crockford 1946
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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: Kiessling 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013, Smith et al. 2006

Age range: base of the Kungurian to the top of the Roadian or 279.30000 to 268.80000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3Australia (Queensland) Fenestrellina sparsa (type locality: 106889)
Roadian272.3 - 268.8Australia (New South Wales) Rectifenestella sparsa (97266 116572 116590)