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Zygospira sulcata

Rhynchonellata - Atrypida - Anazygidae

Taxonomy
Zygospira sulcata was named by Howe (1965). Its type specimen is USNM 145058, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Section 2. Bed 03. East-facing escarpment, Franklin Mountains, which is in an Edenian/Maysvillian carbonate dolomite in the Upham Formation of Texas.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1965Zygospira sulcata Howe pp. 655 - 656 figs. P1. 81, figs. 9-12

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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
orderAtrypidaRzhonsnitskaya 1960
suborderAnazygidinaCopper 1996
superfamilyAnazygoideaDavidson 1883
familyAnazygidaeDavidson 1883
subfamilyAnazyginaeDavidson 1883
genusZygospira
speciessulcata

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.

Zygospira sulcata Howe 1965
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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: 1.0 to < 10g
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10g
Folds: minorg
Ribbing: majorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yesg
Epibiont: yesg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-02 14:08:57
Modified: 2009-07-20 15:29:41
Source: g = genus, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: Edenian or 451.00000 to 450.20000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Edenian451.0 - 450.2Canada (Northwest Territories) Zygospira sulcata (24636 192139)