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Infurca tessellata

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Strophomenidae

Taxonomy
Infurca tessellata was named by Percival (1979). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is L051. 'Kurrajong Park', north of Gunningbland, which is in an Eastonian/Onnian submarine fan shale/sandstone in the Goonumbla Volcanics Formation of Australia. It is the type species of Infurca.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1979Infurca tessellata Percival

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
RankNameAuthor
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classStrophomenataWilliams et al 1996
orderStrophomenidaOpik 1934
superfamilyStrophomenoideaKing 1846
familyStrophomenidaeKing 1846
subfamilyStrophomeninaeKing 1846
genusInfurca
speciestessellata

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.

Infurca tessellata Percival 1979
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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: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-11 19:20:40
Modified: 2009-06-11 21:20:40
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: base of the Eastonian to the top of the Onnian or 452.30000 to 449.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Eastonian - Onnian452.3 - 449.5Australia (New South Wales) Infurca tessellata (type locality: 2661)