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Paramonticulifera incosta

Strophomenata - Productida - Monticuliferidae

Taxonomy
Paramonticulifera incosta was named by Tong (1978). Its type specimen is Sb 4075 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Changjianggou Section, Maokou Fm, Shangsi, Guangyuan County, which is in a Wordian shallow subtidal limestone in the Maokou Formation of China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1978Paramonticulifera incosta Tong p. 234 figs. Pl 82, figs 4-6
1995Paramonticulifera incosta Zeng et al. figs. Pl 10, fig 6

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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
superfamilyLinoproductoidea
familyMonticuliferidaeMuir-Wood and Cooper 1960
subfamilyMonticuliferinaeMuir-Wood and Cooper 1960
genusParamonticulifera
speciesincosta

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
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height221.016.327.021.67.57

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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013, Williams et al. 2000

Age range: base of the Wordian to the top of the Capitanian or 266.90000 to 259.51000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wordian266.9 - 264.28China (Sichuan) Paramonticulifera incosta (type locality: 103448)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51China (Sichuan) Paramonticulifera incosta (153936)