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Cruralina cubensis

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Cancellothyrididae

Taxonomy
Cruralina cubensis was named by Cooper (1979). Its type specimen is USNM 549408 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Palmer Loc. 812, railroad cut south of central San Antonio, which is in a Cretaceous carbonate chalk in Cuba.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1979Cruralina cubensis Cooper p. 6 figs. Pl. 1, Fig. 24-29

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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
orderTerebratulida
suborderTerebratulidina
superfamilyCancellothyridoideaThomson 1926
familyCancellothyrididaeThomson 1926
subfamilyCricosiinae
genusCruralinaSmirnova 1966
speciescubensis

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.

Cruralina cubensis Cooper 1979
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height15.70

Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2018-11-10 17:52:20
Modified: 2018-11-10 17:52:20
Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: Cretaceous or 143.10000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cretaceous143.1 - 66.0Cuba Cruralina cubensis (type locality: 164838)