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Castellaroina fascifer

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Leptostrophiidae

Taxonomy
Tropidoleptus fascifer was named by Kayser (1897). It is the type species of Castellaroina.

It was recombined as Strophodonta fascifer by Castellaro (1959); it was recombined as Eostropheodonta (Castellaroina) fascifer by Amos (1972); it was recombined as Eostropheodonta fascifer by Boucot et al. (1972); it was recombined as Castellaroina fascifer by Benedetto and Montoya (2015).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1897Tropidoleptus fascifer Kayser p. 291 fig. 13–16
1959Strophodonta fascifer Castellaro
1972Eostropheodonta (Castellaroina) fascifer Amos
1972Eostropheodonta fascifer Boucot et al.
2015Castellaroina fascifer Benedetto and Montoya

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
RankNameAuthor
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classStrophomenataWilliams et al 1996
orderStrophomenidaOpik 1934
superfamilyStrophomenoideaKing 1846
familyLeptostrophiidaeCaster 1939
genusCastellaroina
speciesfascifer(Kayser 1897)

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.

Castellaroina fascifer Kayser 1897
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-04-13 10:28:32
Modified: 2018-11-10 17:59:15
Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Ludlow to the top of the Pridoli or 426.70000 to 419.62000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wenlock - Pridoli432.9 - 419.62Argentina Castellaroina fascifer (25058)
Ludlow426.7 - 422.7Argentina Castellaroina fascifer (25109)
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62Argentina Castellaroina fascifer (25057)