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Megakozlowskiella raricosta

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Cyrtinopsidae

Taxonomy
Delthyris raricosta was named by Conrad (1842).

It was recombined as Spirifera raricosta by Hall (1867), Walcott (1884); it was recombined as Kozlowskiella (Megakozlowskiella) raricosta by Boucot (1957); it was recombined as Kozlowskiellina (Megakozlowskiella) raricosta by Boucot and Johnson (1968); it was recombined as Megakozlowskiella raricosta by Johnson (1970).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1842Delthyris raricosta Conrad p. 162 figs. Pl. 14, fig. 18
1867Spirifera raricosta Hall p. 192 figs. Pl. 27, figs. 30-34, Pl. 30, figs. 1-9
1884Spirifera raricosta Walcott p. 135 figs. Plate iv, figs. 2, 2 a; pi. xiv, fig. 12
1957Kozlowskiella (Megakozlowskiella) raricosta Boucot figs. Pl. 3, figs. 18, 19
1968Kozlowskiellina (Megakozlowskiella) raricosta Boucot and Johnson p. 16 figs. Pl 6, figs 7-15
1970Megakozlowskiella raricosta Johnson pp. 204 - 205 figs. Pl. 70, figs. 26-28

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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
suborderDelthyridinaIvanova 1972
superfamilyDelthyridoideaPhillips 1841
familyCyrtinopsidaeWedekind 1926
subfamilyCyrtinopsinaeWedekind 1926
genusMegakozlowskiella()
speciesraricosta(Conrad 1842)

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
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 14:12:52
Modified: 2004-02-28 16:12:52
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Emsian to the top of the Eifelian or 399.50000 to 387.95000 Ma

Collections (28 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Emsian410.62 - 393.47USA (Nevada) Megakozlowskiella raricosta (164691 164798 164802)
Late/Upper Emsian399.5 - 393.47USA (New York) Kozlowskiellina raricosta (232948)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95USA (New York) Megakozlowskiella raricosta (9555 9556 9557 9558 9559 9560 9561 9562 9563 9564 9565 9569 9570 9571 9572 9573 9574 9575 9581 77056 77076 77077 77078 77080)