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Limbella grangeri

Strophomenata - Productida - Aulostegidae

Taxonomy
Aulosteges grangeri was named by Grabau (1931). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Jisu Honguer 1211, Orthotichia Bed, which is in a Capitanian carbonate limestone in the Yihewusu Formation of China.

It was recombined as Limbella grangeri by Clapham (2015).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1931Aulosteges grangeri Grabau p. 280 figs. Pl 27, figs 4,5
2015Limbella grangeri Clapham

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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
suborderStrophalosiidina
superfamilyAulostegoideaMuir-Wood and Cooper 1960
familyAulostegidae
subfamilyEchinosteginae
genusLimbella
speciesgrangeri()

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.

Limbella grangeri Grabau 1931
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height26.656.506.806.650.212

Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationarysubo
Attached: yessubo
Life habit: low-level epifaunalsubo
Diet: suspension feedersubo
Vision: blindc
Created: 2018-11-10 17:08:57
Modified: 2018-11-10 17:08:57
Source: subo = suborder, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Williams et al. 2000, Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: Capitanian or 264.28000 to 259.51000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51China (Nei Mongol) Aulosteges grangeri (type locality: 109256)