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Rectifenestella smithae

Stenolaemata - Cryptostomata - Fenestellidae

Taxonomy
Rectifenestella smithae was named by Reid (2003). Its type specimen is UTGD 127125 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is M14, Fossil Bay Cliffs, Maria Island, which is in an Artinskian offshore siltstone in the Skipping Ridge Formation of Australia.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2003Rectifenestella smithae Reid p. 38 fig. 16

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
phylumBryozoaEhrenberg 1831
RankNameAuthor
classStenolaemataBorg 1926
orderCryptostomataVine 1884
suborderFenestelloidea
suborderFenestellinaAstrova and Morozova 1956
familyFenestellidae
genusRectifenestella
speciessmithae

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 calcitef
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryc
Attached: yesc
Life habit: epifaunalp
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2008-02-27 02:34:38
Modified: 2008-02-27 04:34:38
Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Kiessling 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013, Smith et al. 2006

Age range: base of the Sakmarian to the top of the Artinskian or 293.52000 to 279.30000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1Australia (Tasmania) Rectifenestella smithae (116524)
Artinskian290.1 - 279.3Australia (Tasmania) Rectifenestella smithae (type locality: 116534)