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Christiania skolia

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Christianiidae

Taxonomy
Christiania skolia was named by Percival (1991). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is L024. Bingara, Licking Hole Creek, near Walli, which is in an Eastonian deep subtidal shelf limestone in the Vandon Limestone Formation of Australia.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1991Christiania skolia Percival p. 131

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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
superfamilyPlectambonitoideaJones 1928
familyChristianiidaeWilliams 1953
genusChristianiaHall and Clarke 1892
speciesskolia

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.

Christiania skolia Percival 1991
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 1.0 to < 10g
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10g
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: noneg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-04-13 10:33:53
Modified: 2018-11-11 09:57:07
Source: g = genus, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: Eastonian or 452.30000 to 449.00000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Katian452.8 - 445.2Kazakhstan Christiania skolia (80173)
Eastonian452.3 - 449.0Australia (New South Wales) Christiania skolia (type locality: 2699 2751 166849)