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Musculina sanctaecrucis

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Sellithyrididae

Taxonomy
Terebratula sanctaecrucis was named by Catzigras (1948).

It was recombined as Musculina sanctaecrucis by Cooper (1983), Sandy (1986), Leu and Sulser (2000).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1948Terebratula sanctaecrucis Catzigras p. 391 fig. 1
1983Musculina sanctaecrucis Cooper p. 203
1986Musculina sanctaecrucis Sandy p. 184 figs. 10-11
2000Musculina sanctaecrucis Leu and Sulser p. 523 figs. 6a-e

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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
orderTerebratulida
suborderTerebratulidina
superfamilyTerebratuloidea(Gray 1840)
familySellithyrididaeMuir - Wood 1965
subfamilySellithyridinaeMuir-Wood 1965
genusMusculina
speciessanctaecrucis(Catzigras 1948)

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.

Musculina sanctaecrucis Catzigras 1948
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
height122.5

Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2018-11-10 17:41:09
Modified: 2018-11-10 17:41:09
Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Valanginian to the top of the Hauterivian or 137.05000 to 125.77000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Valanginian137.05 - 132.6France Musculina sanctaecrucis (55746)
Hauterivian132.6 - 125.77Switzerland Musculus anomius (138793)