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Capillonia brevisulcus

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Rugosochonetidae

Taxonomy
Lissochonetes brevisulcus was named by Waterhouse (1964). Its type specimen is NZGS BR917 and is a mold. Its type locality is GS1456, Steel's House Quarry, Clinton (G45/f9498), which is in a Changhsingian marine horizon in the "Puruhauan" Formation of New Zealand.

It was recombined as Capillonia brevisulcus by Waterhouse (1973), Waterhouse and Mutch (1978) and Waterhouse (1982).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1964Lissochonetes brevisulcus Waterhouse p. 21 figs. Pl 1, figs 7-11; pl 2, figs 1-8; pl 3, figs 1-12; pl 31, figs 3,4; text-figs 2A,3-5
1973Capillonia brevisulcus Waterhouse p. 37
1978Capillonia brevisulcus Waterhouse and Mutch p. 517 figs. 3-6
1982Capillonia brevisulcus Waterhouse p. 29 figs. Pl 3c

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
—Lophophorata
—PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
RankNameAuthor
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classStrophomenataWilliams et al 1996
orderStrophomenidaOpik 1934
superfamilyChonetoidea
familyRugosochonetidae
subfamilySvalbardiinaeArchbold 1982
genusCapillonia
speciesbrevisulcus()

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.

†Capillonia brevisulcus Waterhouse 1964
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height23.853.304.503.900.849

Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 14:13:23
Modified: 2009-04-13 11:03:33
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Wuchiapingian to the top of the Changhsingian or 259.90000 to 252.17000 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Australia (Queensland) Capillonia brevisulcus (103924 120667)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17New Zealand Capillonia brevisulcus (52782) Lissochonetes brevisulcus (52696 52763 52766)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17New Zealand (Southland) Capillonia brevisulcus (39929 39931) Lissochonetes brevisulcus (39926 39927 41769 120639)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17New Zealand (Southland) Capillonia brevisulcus (73851) Lissochonetes brevisulcus (type locality: 41765)