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Avonia walcottiana costata

Strophomenata - Productida - Productellidae

Taxonomy
Avonia walcottiana costata was named by King (1931) [Avonia walcottiana costata]. Its type specimen is T10282a and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is University of Texas T240, Hill 5801, Glass Mountains, which is in a Roadian carbonate limestone in the Word Formation of Texas.

It was recombined as Avonia costata by Cloud (1944); it was recombined as Costispinifera costata by Cooper and Grant (1975).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1931Avonia walcottiana costata King p. 83 figs. Pl 21, figs 8-13
1944Avonia costata Cloud p. 53 figs. Pl 17, figs 11,12
1960Costispinifera texana Muir-Wood and Cooper
1975Costispinifera costata Cooper and Grant p. 992

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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
familyProductellidaeSchuchert 1929
subfamilyOvertoniinaeMuir-Wood and Cooper 1960
tribeCostispiniferiniMuir-Wood and Cooper 1960
genusAvoniaMuir-Wood and Cooper 1960
specieswalcottiana()
subspeciescostata

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.

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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: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Williams et al. 2000, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Roadian or 274.40000 to 266.90000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Roadian274.4 - 266.9USA (Texas) Avonia walcottiana (149829)
Roadian274.4 - 266.9Mexico (Coahuila) Avonia walcottiana (133173 150563)