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Saetosina multispinosa

Strophomenata - Productida - Linoproductidae

Taxonomy
Terrakea multispinosa was named by Dear (1971). Its type specimen is GSQ F11889 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is GSQ D13, Quarry on Theodore-Banana Road, which is in a Wuchiapingian coastal sandstone in the Flat Top Formation of Australia.

It was recombined as Saetosina multispinosa by Waterhouse (1986), Waterhouse and Shi (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1971Terrakea multispinosa Dear
1978Terrakea multispinosa Waterhouse p. 55 figs. Pl 6, figs 13-16
1986Saetosina multispinosa Waterhouse p. 54 figs. Pl 13, figs 6-12
1988Terrakea multispinosa Parfrey p. 14 figs. Pl 2, fig 22; pl 3, figs 6-10
1998Terrakea multispinosa Briggs p. 180 figs. 88A-E
2010Saetosina multispinosa Waterhouse and Shi

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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
orderProductidaSarycheva and Sokolskaya 1959
suborderProductidina
superfamilyLinoproductoidea
familyLinoproductidae
subfamilyPaucispinauriinae
genusSaetosinaBooker 1929
speciesmultispinosa()

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: 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, Aberhan et al. 2004, Williams et al. 2000

Age range: base of the Wordian to the top of the Wuchiapingian or 266.90000 to 254.14000 Ma

Collections (64 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Australia (Queensland) Terrakea multispinosa (83279 103925 103926 103998)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14Australia (Queensland) Saetosina multispinosa (98097 98098 98099 98100 98101 98102 101569 103924 120327 120329 120330 120331 120332 120333 120334 120335 120336 120337 120338 120339 120340 120341 120342 120346 120350 120379 120381 120535 120536 120539 120655 120656 120660 120661 120662 120663 120665 120667) Terrakea multispinosa (85865 85868 101570 type locality: 101584 101585 101586 102658 102740 102931 102933 102939 102940 103033 103041 103170 103174 103192 103923 104023 104725 104772 209012)