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Ctenalosia

Strophomenata - Productida - Aulostegidae

Taxonomy
Ctenalosia was named by Cooper and Stehli (1955) [Sepkoski's age data: P Asse P Guad-u Sepkoski's reference number: 7]. Its type is Ctenalosia fixata.

It was assigned to Ctenalosiinae by Muir-Wood and Cooper (1960), Williams et al. (2000); and to Strophomenida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
C. fixata (type species), C. primitiva, C. rotunda, C. transversa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1955Ctenalosia Cooper and Stehli pp. 470-471
1960Ctenalosia Muir-Wood and Cooper p. 91
2000Ctenalosia Williams et al. p. 593
2002Ctenalosia 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
familyAulostegidae
subfamilyCtenalosiinae
genusCtenalosia

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. †Ctenalosia Cooper and Stehli 1955
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†Ctenalosia fixata Cooper and Stehli 1955
†Ctenalosia primitiva Cooper and Grant 1975
†Ctenalosia rotunda Cooper and Grant 1975
†Ctenalosia transversa Cooper and Grant 1975
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height142.681.104.203.000.868

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: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004, Williams et al. 2000

Age range: base of the Asselian to the top of the Wuchiapingian or 298.90000 to 254.14000 Ma

Collections (83 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Asselian298.9 - 293.52USA (Texas) C. primitiva (43468 43475 75939) C. sp. (105987)
Roadian274.4 - 266.9USA (Texas) C. fixata (81693 101767) C. sp., C. fixata (43551 105726)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28USA (Texas) C. fixata (43550 81941 105683 105977) C. fixata, C. rotunda (102619) C. rotunda (81939) C. sp., C. fixata (43552 105764 105821)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51USA (Texas) C. fixata (81625) C. sp. (102618)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14USA (Utah) C. fixata (39550 39552 39554 39555 39557 39558 39561 39562 39722 39725 39726 39733 39735 39737 39738)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14USA (Wyoming) C. transversa (105510 105512)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14USA (Nevada) C. fixata (39436 39437 39438 39442 39443 39444 39446 39447 39449 39450 39451 39452 39453 39456 39457 39458 39459 39460 39463 39464 39465 39466 39467 39474 39475 39481 39486 39500 39512 39515 39522 39523 39742 39748 39750 39752 39758 39759 39765 39767 39769 39771 39775 39777 39782 39788 39793)