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Mesopunctia microspinosa

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Ingelarellidae

Taxonomy
Notospirifer microspinosus was named by Waterhouse (1968). Its type specimen is NZGS BR 1250, a shell (Articulated internal mold), and it is a mold. Its type locality is GS4651, Deep Creek (G45/f8592), which is in a Wuchiapingian marine horizon in the AG4 Formation of New Zealand.

It was recombined as Mesopunctia microspinosa by Waterhouse (1998).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1968Notospirifer microspinosus Waterhouse p. 78 figs. Pl 14, figs 4-6,10
1998Mesopunctia microspinosa Waterhouse p. 43

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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
superfamilyMartinioidea
familyIngelarellidae
subfamilyGlendoniinae
genusMesopunctia
speciesmicrospinosa()

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.

Mesopunctia microspinosa Waterhouse 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: 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: Wuchiapingian or 259.90000 to 254.17000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17New Zealand (Southland) Notospirifer microspinosus (39926 39930 type locality: 41768 41771)