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Aulosteges dalhousi

Strophomenata - Productida - Aulostegidae

Taxonomy
Aulosteges dalhousii was named by Davidson (1862). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Moosakhail (Purdon coll), which is in a Wuchiapingian marine limestone in the Wargal Formation of Pakistan.

It was corrected as Aulosteges dalhousi by Muir-Wood and Cooper (1960), Shimizu (1961), Zhang and Jin (1976).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1862Aulosteges dalhousii Davidson p. 33 figs. Pl 2, fig 7
1884Aulosteges dalhousii Waagen p. 662 figs. Pl 63, fig 1
1902Aulosteges dalhousii Tschernyschew p. 242 figs. Pl 27, fig 12; pl 36, fig 8
1960Aulosteges dalhousi Muir-Wood and Cooper p. 96
1961Aulosteges dalhousi Shimizu p. 327 figs. Pl 17, figs 1-3
1976Aulosteges dalhousi Zhang and Jin p. 169 figs. Pl 2, figs 6-8

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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
subfamilyAulosteginae
genusAulosteges
speciesdalhousi()

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.

Aulosteges dalhousi Davidson 1862
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height119.0

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 23:08:57
Source: subo = suborder, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004, Williams et al. 2000

Age range: base of the Wordian to the top of the Changhsingian or 266.90000 to 251.90200 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wordian - Capitanian266.9 - 259.51Pakistan Aulosteges dalhousi (127031)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14China (Guizhou) Aulosteges dalhousi (110324)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14Pakistan Aulosteges dalhousi (125908) Aulosteges dalhousii (type locality: 117782 119850)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902China (Xizang) Aulosteges dalhousi (110495)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902Japan Aulosteges dalhousi (117837)