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Rostricellula transversa

Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Trigonirhynchiidae

Taxonomy
Rostricellula transversa was named by Cooper (1956). It is extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
R. ambigena, R. burensis, R. sarysuica

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1956Rostricellula transversa Cooper p. 651 figs. Pl. 132G, figs. 38-42; Pl. 134E, figs. 47-53; Pl. 137H, figs. 53-60

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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
orderRhynchonellidaKuhn 1949
superfamilyRhynchotrematoideaSchuchert 1913
familyTrigonirhynchiidaeMcLaren 1965
subfamilyRostricellulinaeRozman 1969
genusRostricellulaUlrich and Cooper 1942
speciestransversaCooper 1956

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10g
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-02 14:55:20
Modified: 2009-06-02 16:55:20
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013, Hendy 2009, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Kukruse to the top of the Hirnantian or 458.00000 to 443.10000 Ma

Collections (22 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kukruse - Idavere458.0 - 452.8Russian Federation Rostricellula transversa (232749)
Haljala - Kukruse456.8 - 456.8Russian Federation (Krasnoyarsk) Rostricellula transversa (204707 204708 204709 204787)
Haljala - Nabala456.8 - 449.9Russian Federation (Krasnoyarsk) Rostricellula transversa (204675 204676 204677 204678 204679 204681 204683 204685 204798 204799)
Katian452.8 - 445.2Russian Federation (Krasnoyarsk) Rostricellula transversa (204686 204790 204791)
Katian - Pirgu452.8 - 445.2Russian Federation (Krasnoyarsk) Rostricellula transversa (204687)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5Canada (Quebec) Rostricellula transversa (163793)
Hirnantian445.2 - 443.1Canada (Quebec) Rostricellula transversa (158771 158773)