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Arzonellina exotica

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Arzonellinidae

Taxonomy
Arzonella exotica was named by Sulser (2004). Its type specimen is PIMUZ 25000, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Quarries of Arzo (PIMUZ coll), which is in a Sinemurian carbonate limestone in the Broccatello Formation of Switzerland. It is the type species of Arzonella, Arzonellina.

It was recombined as Arzonellina exotica by Sandy et al. (2022).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2004Arzonella exotica Sulser p. 425 figs. 1-8
2022Arzonellina exotica Sandy et al. p. 924

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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
suborderTerebratellidinaMuir-Wood 1955
superfamilyKingenoideaElliott 1948
familyArzonellinidae
genusArzonellinaSulser 2005
speciesexotica()

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.

Arzonellina exotica Sulser 2004
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height318.015.024.116.24.94

Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 14:14:12
Modified: 2018-11-10 17:47:38
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: Sinemurian or 199.50000 to 192.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sinemurian199.5 - 192.9Switzerland Arzonella exotica (type locality: 138806)