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Monticulifera cassidula

Strophomenata - Productida - Monticuliferidae

Taxonomy
Monticulifera cassidula was named by Liang (1990). It is a mold. Its type locality is Lengwu, upper Shiziling Member, Tonglu, which is in a Capitanian coastal marl/limestone in the Lengwu Formation of China.

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1990Monticulifera cassidula Liang p. 200 figs. Pl 36, figs 1,2; pl 37, fig 5
1990Monticulifera shizilingensis Liang p. 201 figs. Pl 36, figs 3-6; pl 37, figs 3,6-10

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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
genusMonticuliferaMuir-Wood and Cooper 1960
speciescassidula

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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Invalid names: Monticulifera shizilingensis Liang 1990 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height233.628.240.034.18.34

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: 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 (Zhejiang) Monticulifera cassidula, Monticulifera shizilingensis, Monticulifera sp. 1 (111933)