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Cruricella subspeciosa

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Ambocoeliidae

Taxonomy
Crurithyris subspeciosa was named by Liao (1980). Its type specimen is NIGP 43703 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Zhongying Section Bed 35 (QZ-22-19), Qinglong County, which is in a Changhsingian coastal siltstone/mudstone in China.

It was recombined as Cruricella subspeciosa by Waterhouse (1983).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1980Crurithyris subspeciosa Liao figs. Pl 8, figs 5-10
1983Cruricella subspeciosa Waterhouse p. 133 figs. Pl 4, fig 12

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
RankNameAuthor
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classRhynchonellataWilliams et al. 1996
orderSpiriferida
suborderSpiriferidina
superfamilyAmbocoelioideaGeorge 1931
familyAmbocoeliidae
subfamilyAmbocoeliinae
genusCruricella
speciessubspeciosa()

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
ReferenceDiagnosis
J. B. Waterhouse 1983Transverse shell with no ventral sulcus.
Measurements
partNmean
shell height15.90

Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationarysuperf
Attached: yessuperf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalsuperf
Diet: suspension feedersuperf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2018-11-10 17:48:51
Modified: 2018-11-10 17:48:51
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Wuchiapingian to the top of the Changhsingian or 259.90000 to 252.17000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17China (Guizhou) Crurithyris subspeciosa (112002)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17Thailand Cruricella subspeciosa (8145 42776)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17China (Guizhou) Crurithyris subspeciosa (type locality: 112015 112091 112093)