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Coscinocyathus kuruktagensis

Archaeocyatha - Capsulocyathida - Coscinocyathidae

Taxonomy
Coscinocyathus kuruktagensis was named by Zhang (1983). It is not extant. Its type locality is Mohershan, Kuruktag, which is in a Nangaoian carbonate limestone in the Xidashan Formation of China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1983Coscinocyathus kuruktagensis Zhang

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classArchaeocyatha(Vologdin 1937)
orderCapsulocyathidaZhuravleva 1964
suborderCoscinocyathinaZhuravleva 1955
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyCoscinocyathoideaTaylor 1910
familyCoscinocyathidaeTaylor 1910
genusCoscinocyathusBornemann 1884
specieskuruktagensis

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
No measurements are available
Locomotion: stationaryp
Attached: yesp
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalp
Diet: suspension feederp
Vision: blindp
Created: 2009-05-09 19:07:07
Modified: 2009-10-06 09:36:25
Source: p = phylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: Nangaoian or 521.00000 to 514.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Nangaoian521.0 - 514.0China (Xinjiang) Coscinocyathus kuruktagensis (type locality: 49494)