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Fardenia costatula

Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Chilidiopsidae

Taxonomy
Fardenia costatula was named by Cooper and Kindle (1936). Its type specimen is USNM 91826,a,b and is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1936Fardenia costatula Cooper and Kindle p. 357 figs. Plate 51, figure 39
1981Fardenia castatula Sheehan and Lesperance

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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
orderOrthotetidaWaagen 1884
suborderOrthotetidina
superfamilyChilidiopsoideaBoucot 1959
familyChilidiopsidaeBoucot 1959
genusFardeniaLamont 1935
speciescostatula

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.

Fardenia costatula Cooper and Kindle 1936
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 1.0 to < 10g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10g
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: minorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryp
Attached: yesp
Life habit: low-level epifaunalp
Diet: suspension feederp
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-06 12:32:23
Modified: 2009-06-06 14:32:23
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009

Age range: Ashgill or 449.50000 to 443.70000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Edenian - Gamachian451.0 - 443.7Canada (Quebec) Fardenia costatula (37793)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.7Canada (Quebec) Fardenia castatula (11703 11706) Fardenia costatula (11735)