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Cinctifera medusa

Strophomenata - Productida - Productellidae

Taxonomy
Productus medusa was named by de Koninck (1842). It is not extant. It is the type species of Cinctifera.

It was recombined as Cinctifera medusa by Muir-Wood and Cooper (1960).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1842Productus medusa de Koninck p. 166 figs. Pl. 7, figs. 5a-c; Pl. 13 bis, figs. 3a, b
1960Cinctifera medusa Muir-Wood and Cooper pp. 165-166

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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
subfamilyPlicatiferinaeMuir-Wood and Cooper 1960
tribeSemicostelliniNalivkin 1979
genusCinctifera
speciesmedusa()

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.

Cinctifera medusa de Koninck 1842
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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: Asbian or 339.90000 to 335.90000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Asbian339.9 - 335.9United Kingdom (England) Cinctifera medusa (238716)
Asbian - Brigantian339.9 - 330.3United Kingdom (England) Cinctifera medusa (28383)