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Crockfordia multinodata

Stenolaemata - Trepostomida - Maychellinidae

Taxonomy
Saffordotaxis multinodata was named by Wass (1968). Its type specimen is UQ F43419 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is UQ L2580, Fossil Ridge, Cracow, which is in a Wordian carbonate limestone in the Oxtrack Formation of Australia.

It was recombined as Crockfordia multinodata by Morozova (2004).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1968Saffordotaxis multinodata Wass p. 32 figs. Pl 7, figs 3,4; pl 8, figs 1-3; pl 9, figs 1-4
2004Crockfordia multinodata Morozova p. 387 figs. Pl 6, fig 2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
RankNameAuthor
phylumBryozoaEhrenberg 1831
classStenolaemataBorg 1926
superorderPalaeostomataMa et al. 2014
orderTrepostomida(Ulrich 1882)
familyMaychellinidae
genusCrockfordia
speciesmultinodata()

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
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryc
Attached: yesc
Life habit: epifaunalp
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-09-18 02:11:14
Modified: 2010-02-15 07:19:29
Source: c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Smith et al. 2006, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Artinskian to the top of the Wordian or 290.10000 to 264.28000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Artinskian290.1 - 283.3Australia (Queensland) Saffordotaxis multinodata (66210)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Australia (Queensland) Saffordotaxis multinodata (type locality: 113859)