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Tuvinia fasciculata

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Orthidiellidae

Taxonomy
Tuvinia fasciculata was named by Nikitina et al. (2006) [= Glyptorthis aff. bellarugosa (Conrad); Rukavishnikova 1956, p. 125, pl. 1, figs 10, 11.]. Its type specimen is USNM 484999, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Locality 156. Kurzhaksai section, which is in an Abereiddian open shallow subtidal limestone/siltstone in the Uzunbulak Formation of Kazakhstan.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2006Tuvinia fasciculata Nikitina et al. p. 202 fig. 35.5–11

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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
orderOrthidaSchuchert and Cooper 1932
suborderOrthidinaSchuchert and Cooper 1932
superfamilyOrthoideaWoodward 1852
familyOrthidiellidaeUlrich and Cooper 1936
genusTuvinia
speciesfasciculata

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.

Tuvinia fasciculata Nikitina et al. 2006
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
O. I. Nikitina et al. 2006Shell rounded, ventribiconvex, hinge line shorter than maximum width at mid-length, obtuse cardinal extremities; radial ornament fascicostellate.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 1.0 to < 10f
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10f
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-11 19:56:58
Modified: 2009-06-11 21:56:58
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013, Hendy 2009

Age range: Abereiddian or 468.00000 to 461.10000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Abereiddian468.0 - 461.1Kazakhstan Tuvinia fasciculata (type locality: 165486 165487 165544 165547)