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Sinucosta longa

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferinida - Sinucostidae

Taxonomy
Sinucosta longa was named by Sun and Ye (1982). Its type specimen is NIGPAS 67029, a shell (Articulated shell), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Naocangjian Valley 72P1F46-1, Heihai District, Madoi County, which is in an Aegean/Bithynian marine horizon in the Naocangjiangou Formation of China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1982Sinucosta longa Sun and Ye p. 160 figs. Pl 2, figs 1-4; text-fig 7

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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
orderSpiriferinidaIvanova 1972
suborderSpiriferinidinaIvanova 1972
superfamilySpiriferinoidea(Davidson 1884)
familySinucostidaeXu and Liu 1983
subfamilySinucostinaeXu and Liu 1983
genusSinucosta
specieslonga

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.

Sinucosta longa Sun and Ye 1982
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height17.76

Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2018-11-10 18:08:52
Modified: 2018-11-10 18:08:52
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Aegean to the top of the Bithynian or 247.20000 to 242.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aegean - Bithynian247.2 - 242.0China (Qinghai) Sinucosta longa (type locality: 107721)