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Cancellothyris ascotensis

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Cancellothyrididae

Taxonomy
Cancellothyris ascotensis was named by Craig (1999). Its type specimen is WAM 86.1606 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Jupp's Bore, West Gingin, which is in a Gelasian shoreface sandstone in the Ascot Formation of Australia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1999Cancellothyris ascotensis Craig p. 452 figs. 5H-L

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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
orderTerebratulida
suborderTerebratulidina
superfamilyCancellothyridoideaThomson 1926
familyCancellothyrididaeThomson 1926
subfamilyCancellothyridinaeThomson 1926
genusCancellothyris
speciesascotensis

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2018-11-10 17:52:20
Modified: 2018-11-10 17:52:20
Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Gelasian to the top of the Calabrian or 2.58000 to 0.77400 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Gelasian2.58 - 1.8Australia (Western Australia) Cancellothyris ascotensis (type locality: 187442)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Australia (Western Australia) Cancellothyris ascotensis (187443)