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Atelestegastus

Strophomenata - Productida - Cooperinidae

Taxonomy
Atelestegastus was named by Cooper and Grant (1975) [Sepkoski's age data: P Asse Sepkoski's reference number: 7]. Its type is Atelestegastus marginatus.

It was assigned to Cooperininae by Williams et al. (2000); and to Strophomenida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
A. marginatus (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1975Atelestegastus Cooper and Grant pp. 828-829
2000Atelestegastus Williams et al. p. 605
2002Atelestegastus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
RankNameAuthor
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classStrophomenataWilliams et al 1996
orderProductidaSarycheva and Sokolskaya 1959
suborderStrophalosiidina
superfamilyAulostegoideaMuir-Wood and Cooper 1960
familyCooperinidaePajaud 1968
subfamilyCooperininaePajaud 1968
genusAtelestegastus

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.

G. †Atelestegastus Cooper and Grant 1975
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Atelestegastus marginatus Cooper and Grant 1975
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height61.821.402.301.800.345

Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationarysubo
Attached: yessubo
Life habit: low-level epifaunalsubo
Diet: suspension feedersubo
Vision: blindc
Created: 2018-11-10 17:08:57
Modified: 2018-11-10 17:08:57
Source: subo = suborder, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Williams et al. 2000, Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Asselian or 298.90000 to 293.52000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Asselian298.9 - 293.52USA (Texas) A. marginatus (43468 43472 43474 43475 43479 43481 75939 75952)