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Cloudothyris postovalis

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Centronellidae

Taxonomy
Cloudothyris postovalis was named by Boucot and Johnson (1968). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is USGS 4672-SD, Goodrich Road, which is in an Emsian carbonate limestone in the Bois Blanc Formation of New York. It is the type species of Cloudothyris.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1968Cloudothyris postovalis Boucot and Johnson p. 19 figs. Pl 7, figs 26-42

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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
superfamilyStringocephaloideaKing 1850
familyCentronellidaeWaagen 1882
subfamilyEurythyridinaeCloud 1942
genusCloudothyris
speciespostovalis

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.

Cloudothyris postovalis Boucot and Johnson 1968
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Late/Upper Emsian or 399.50000 to 393.47000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Emsian399.5 - 393.47USA (Maine) Cloudothyris postovalis (232949 232950)
Late/Upper Emsian399.5 - 393.47USA (New York) Cloudothyris postovalis (type locality: 232948)