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Punctospirifer ambiguus

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferinida - Punctospiriferidae

Taxonomy
Punctospirifer ambiguus was named by Maxwell (1964). Its type specimen is UQ F42843 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is UQ L2082, Yarrol, which is in a Serpukhovian marine siliciclastic in the Poperima Formation of Australia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1964Punctospirifer ambiguus Maxwell p. 26 figs. Pl 4, figs 25-26; pl 5, figs 1-5

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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
orderSpiriferinidaIvanova 1972
suborderSpiriferinidinaIvanova 1972
superfamilyPennospiriferinoideaDagys 1972
familyPunctospiriferidae
genusPunctospiriferNorth 1920
speciesambiguus

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.

Punctospirifer ambiguus Maxwell 1964
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2018-11-10 18:08:52
Modified: 2018-11-10 18:08:52
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Serpukhovian to the top of the Pennsylvanian or 330.30000 to 298.90000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Serpukhovian330.3 - 323.4Australia (Queensland) Punctospirifer ambiguus (type locality: 144999)
Pennsylvanian323.4 - 298.9Australia (Queensland) Punctospirifer ambiguus (144990)