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Cruricella

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Ambocoeliidae

Taxonomy
Cruricella was named by Grant (1976) [Sepkoski's age data: C Pn P Dora Sepkoski's reference number: 538]. Its type is Cruricella couria.

It was assigned to Spiriferida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Ambocoeliinae by Williams et al. (2006).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1976Cruricella Grant p. 187
2002Cruricella Sepkoski
2006Cruricella Williams et al. p. 1733

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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
orderSpiriferida
suborderSpiriferidina
superfamilyAmbocoelioideaGeorge 1931
familyAmbocoeliidae
subfamilyAmbocoeliinae
genusCruricella

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. †Cruricella Grant 1976
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Cruricella couria Grant 1976
Cruricella curvata Jin and Sun 1981
Cruricella minutalis Cooper and Grant 1976
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height511.590.4005.901.700.811

Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationarysuperf
Attached: yessuperf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalsuperf
Diet: suspension feedersuperf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2018-11-10 17:48:51
Modified: 2018-11-10 17:48:51
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Kungurian to the top of the Changhsingian or 283.30000 to 251.90200 Ma

Collections (38 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4Indonesia (Irian Jaya) C. sp. (81374)
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4USA (Texas) Crurithyris minutalis (43495 43517 105879)
Roadian274.4 - 266.9Thailand (Trang) C. couria (40869 40870 40871 40872 40873 40874 40875 40877 40878 40879 40894 40896 40897 40898 40899)
Roadian274.4 - 266.9Thailand (Kanchanaburi) C. couria (40856)
Roadian274.4 - 266.9USA (Texas) Crurithyris minutalis (43512 43518 43554 43563 43598 101783 102611 102616 105805 105838)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51China (Xizang) C. curvata (110083)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51China (Zhejiang) C. sp. 1 (111933)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14China (Guizhou) Crurithyris subspeciosa (112002)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902China (Guizhou) Crurithyris subspeciosa (112015 112091 112093)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902Thailand C. subspeciosa (8145 42776)