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Arcullina oblata

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Spiriferellidae

Taxonomy
Spiriferella oblata was named by Waterhouse (1978). Its type specimen is UQF 68960, a shell (Articulated shell), and it is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is W1290, Section 12, Mugu-Popa Trail, Karnali, which is in a Changhsingian marine sandstone in the Senja Formation of Nepal.

It was synonymized subjectively with Spiriferella qubuensis by Shen et al. (2001); it was synonymized subjectively with Spiriferella nepalensis by Shen et al. (2003); it was recombined as Arcullina oblata by Waterhouse (2004).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1978Spiriferella oblata Waterhouse p. 89 figs. Pl 14, figs 14-18
1983Spiriferella oblata Waterhouse p. 135 figs. Pl 6, figs 7-10
2004Arcullina oblata Waterhouse

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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
orderSpiriferida
suborderSpiriferidina
superfamilySpiriferoidea()
familySpiriferellidaeWaterhouse 1968
genusArcullina
speciesoblata()

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.

Arcullina oblata Waterhouse 1978
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height123.0

Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 14:12:52
Modified: 2004-02-28 16:12:52
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: Changhsingian or 254.14000 to 251.90200 Ma

Collections (16 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902Nepal Spiriferella oblata (43178 43187 type locality: 43194 43195 43224 43254 43255 43257 43265 43282 43285 120490 120508 120520 120521 120522)