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Rectifenestella tamarensis

Stenolaemata - Cryptostomata - Fenestellidae

Taxonomy
Rectifenestella tamarensis was named by Reid (2003) [University of Tasmania Geology Department]. Its type specimen is UTGD 127516 and is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is B6b, West Arm, Beaconsfield, which is in a Kungurian coastal sandstone in the West Arm Formation of Australia.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2003Rectifenestella tamarensis Reid p. 45 fig. 18

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
phylumBryozoaEhrenberg 1831
RankNameAuthor
classStenolaemataBorg 1926
orderCryptostomataVine 1884
suborderFenestelloidea
suborderFenestellinaAstrova and Morozova 1956
familyFenestellidae
genusRectifenestella
speciestamarensis

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 calcitef
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryc
Attached: yesc
Life habit: epifaunalp
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2008-02-27 02:34:38
Modified: 2008-02-27 04:34:38
Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Smith et al. 2006, Kiessling 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Artinskian to the top of the Kungurian or 290.10000 to 272.30000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Artinskian290.1 - 279.3Australia (Tasmania) Rectifenestella tamarensis (82133)
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3Australia (Tasmania) Rectifenestella tamarensis (type locality: 82172)