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Kukulkanus spinosus

Strophomenata - Productida - Productidae

Taxonomy
Kukulkanus spinosus was named by Torres-Martínez et al. (2018). Its type specimen is IGM 4881, a valve (ventral valve), and it is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Kukulkanus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2018Kukulkanus spinosus Torres-Martínez et al. p. 271 fig. 3,4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
RankNameAuthor
classStrophomenataWilliams et al 1996
orderProductidaSarycheva and Sokolskaya 1959
suborderProductidina
superfamilyProductoideaGray 1840
familyProductidaeGray 1840
subfamilyBuxtoniinaeMuir-Wood and Cooper 1960
tribeBuxtoniiniMuir-Wood and Cooper 1960
genusKukulkanus
speciesspinosus

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.

Kukulkanus spinosus Torres-Martínez et al. 2018
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationarysubo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: low-level epifaunalsubo
Diet: suspension feedersubo
Vision: blindc
Created: 2018-11-10 17:08:41
Modified: 2018-11-10 17:08:41
Source: subo = suborder, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Williams et al. 2000, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: Kungurian or 283.30000 to 274.40000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4Mexico (Chiapas) Kukulkanus spinosus (194356 194357)