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Lapworthella fasciculata

Tommotiida - Lapworthellidae

Taxonomy
Lapworthella fasciculata was named by Bengtson et al. (1990) [Conway Morris & Bengston in Bengston et al. 1990. p. 124-126, f. 77-78 give Lapworthella cf. L. fasciculata.]. Its type specimen is SAMP30614, a valve, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is 6429RS109, L1762, L1854 - Horse Gully, which is in a Botomian carbonate packstone in the Parara Limestone Formation of Australia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1990Lapworthella fasciculata Bengtson et al. p. 120
2001Lapworthella fasciculata Gravestock et al. p. 116 figs. Pl. VIII, figs. 1-3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
—Lophophorata
RankNameAuthor
—PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
orderTommotiida()
familyLapworthellidae
genusLapworthella
speciesfasciculata

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.

†Lapworthella fasciculata Bengtson et al. 1990
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticc
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: facultatively mobileo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-21 20:24:20
Modified: 2009-09-21 22:24:20
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Atdabanian to the top of the Botomian or 521.00000 to 512.10000 Ma

Collections (24 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0Australia (South Australia) Lapworthella fasciculata (96454 96920 97746 97747 97748 97749 97750 97769 97783)
Atdabanian - Botomian521.0 - 512.1Antarctica (South Shetland Islands) Lapworthella fasciculata (49691)
Botomian516.0 - 512.1Australia (South Australia) Lapworthella fasciculata (96916 96917 96958 96959 96965 97701 97751 97770 97773 type locality: 97774 97775 97777 172616 172620)