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Uncinunellina postera

Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Wellerellidae

Taxonomy
Uncinulus posterus was named by Waagen (1883). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Jabi, "Cephalopod Bed", Salt Range, which is in a Wuchiapingian marine limestone in the Chhidru Formation of Pakistan.

It was recombined as Uncinunellina postera by Reed (1944), Wu et al. (2022).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1883Uncinulus posterus Waagen p. 428 fig. 1,2
1944Uncinunellina postera Reed
2022Uncinunellina postera Wu et al. p. 116 fig. 8.19

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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
orderRhynchonellidaKuhn 1949
superfamilyWellerelloideaLicharew 1956
familyWellerellidaeLicharew 1956
subfamilyUncinunellininaeSavage 1996
genusUncinunellinaGrabau 1932
speciespostera()

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.

†Uncinunellina postera Waagen 1883
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height29.999.5010.510.00.707

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: Wuchiapingian or 259.51000 to 254.14000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14Pakistan Uncinulus posterus (type locality: 90253) Uncinunellina postera (125908 126343)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14China (Guangdong) Uncinunellina postera (211750)