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Neofascicosta pulchra

Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Allorhynchidae

Taxonomy
Neofascicosta pulchra was named by Xu (1978). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Suishui, Anxian County, which is in a Lacian marine horizon in the Kuahongdong Formation of China. It is the type species of Neofascicosta.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1978Neofascicosta pulchra Xu p. 278 figs. Pl 94, figs 4,5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
RankNameAuthor
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classRhynchonellataWilliams et al. 1996
orderRhynchonellidaKuhn 1949
superfamilyWellerelloideaLicharew 1956
familyAllorhynchidaeCooper and Grant 1976
genusNeofascicosta
speciespulchra

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
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height25.744.707.005.851.63

Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 14:12:25
Modified: 2004-02-28 16:12:25
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Carnian to the top of the Lacian or 237.00000 to 215.38000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Carnian237.0 - 227.3China (Sichuan) Neofascicosta pulchra (25405)
Lacian227.3 - 215.38China (Sichuan) Neofascicosta pulchra (type locality: 123657)