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Costispirifer arenosus dobbinensis

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Acrospiriferidae

Taxonomy
Costispirifer arenosus dobbinensis was named by Merriam (1973). Its type specimen is USNM 159594, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is USGS M1309, Dobbin Summit, which is in a Pragian carbonate limestone in the Rabbit Hill Limestone Formation of Nevada.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1973Costispirifer arenosus dobbinensis Merriam p. 35 figs. Pl 7, figs 1-7

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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
orderSpiriferida
suborderDelthyridinaIvanova 1972
superfamilyDelthyridoideaPhillips 1841
familyAcrospiriferidaeTermier and Termier 1949
subfamilyCostispiriferinaeTermier and Termier 1949
genusCostispiriferCopper 1942
speciesarenosus(Conrad 1839)
subspeciesdobbinensis

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

Age range: Pragian or 413.02000 to 410.62000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pragian413.02 - 410.62USA (Nevada) Costispirifer arenosus (type locality: 241381)