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Rastelligera acutissima paucicostata

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferinida - Rastelligeridae

Taxonomy
Rastelligera acutissima paucicostata was named by Campbell (1968). Its type specimen is OU C1275, a shell, and it is a cast.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
R. diomedea

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1968Rastelligera acutissima paucicostata Campbell p. 28 figs. Pl. 1: 14 - 16

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
—Lophophorata
—PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
RankNameAuthor
classRhynchonellataWilliams et al. 1996
orderSpiriferinidaIvanova 1972
suborderCyrtinidinaCarter and Johnson 1994
superfamilySpondylospiroideaHoover 1991
familyRastelligeridaeCarter 1994
subfamilyRastelligerinaeCarter 1994
genusRastelligera
speciesacutissima()
subspeciespaucicostata

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: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2018-11-10 18:08:52
Modified: 2018-11-10 18:08:52
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: Otamitan or 221.00000 to 217.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Otamitan221.0 - 217.0New Zealand Rastelligera acutissima (239345)