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Fenestella dispersa

Stenolaemata - Cryptostomata - Fenestellidae

Taxonomy
Fenestrellina dispersa was named by Crockford (1943). Its type specimen is Sydney Univ 3404 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Warden Head, Ulladulla, which is in a Roadian prodelta siltstone in the Wandrawandian Formation of Australia.

It was recombined as Fenestella dispersa by Wass (1968), Sakagami (1968).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1943Fenestrellina dispersa Crockford p. 265 figs. Pl 15, figs 4,5
1968Fenestella dispersa Sakagami p. 59 figs. Pl 9, fig 4
1968Fenestella dispersa Wass p. 63 figs. Pl 15, figs 4,5

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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
genusFenestellaLonsdale 1839
speciesdispersa()

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.

Fenestella dispersa Crockford 1943
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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: Smith et al. 2006, Nesnidal et al. 2013, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Sakmarian to the top of the Wuchiapingian or 293.52000 to 254.14000 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1Australia (New South Wales) Fenestrellina dispersa (90390 106681)
Artinskian290.1 - 283.3Australia (Queensland) Fenestella dispersa (101577)
Artinskian290.1 - 283.3Thailand Fenestella dispersa (116881)
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4Australia (Tasmania) Fenestrellina dispersa (106675)
Roadian274.4 - 266.9Australia (New South Wales) Fenestrellina dispersa (type locality: 37634 90388 90393 106676 106684 106685)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Australia (New South Wales) Fenestrellina dispersa (94834)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14Australia (Queensland) Fenestella dispersa (120320) Fenestrellina dispersa (90011)