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Lowenstamia gegyaiensis

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Gillediidae

Taxonomy
Lowenstamia gegyaiensis was named by Sun (1991). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Mushirebuca, Yanhu area, Middle Mushirebuca Comuquia zone, Gegyai County, which is in a Sakmarian marine horizon in the Mushirebuca Formation of China.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
L. subplanas

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1991Lowenstamia gegyaiensis Sun p. 255 figs. Pl 7, figs 13-16;21-24; text-fig 10
2004Lowenstamia gegyaiensis Chen p. 1 figs. Pl 12, figs 11-19; text-fig 14

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
—Lophophorata
—PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
RankNameAuthor
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classRhynchonellataWilliams et al. 1996
orderTerebratulida
suborderTerebratulidina
superfamilyDielasmatoideaSchuchert 1913
familyGillediidae
subfamilyGillediinae
genusLowenstamia
speciesgegyaiensis

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 height212.711.713.912.81.53

Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 14:14:12
Modified: 2018-11-10 17:47:38
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Asselian to the top of the Sakmarian or 298.90000 to 290.10000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Asselian298.9 - 293.52China (Xinjiang) Lowenstamia gegyaiensis (105227 105228)
Asselian298.9 - 293.52China Lowenstamia gegyaiensis (35512)
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1China (Xizang) Lowenstamia gegyaiensis (type locality: 118917)