Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Cathaysia spiriferoides

Strophomenata - Productida - Productellidae

Taxonomy
Cathaysia spiriferoides was named by Xu and Grant (1994).

It was synonymized subjectively with Cathaysia chonetoides by Li and Shen (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1994Cathaysia spiriferoides Xu and Grant p. 32 figs. 18.1-18.15
2017Cathaysia spiriferoides Shen et al. p. 690
2020Cathaysia spiriferoides Wu and Zhang p. 870 figs. 9I-T

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
RankNameAuthor
classStrophomenataWilliams et al 1996
orderProductidaSarycheva and Sokolskaya 1959
suborderProductidina
superfamilyProductoideaGray 1840
familyProductellidaeSchuchert 1929
familyProductinidae(Muir-Wood and Cooper 1960)
tribeParamarginiferiniLazarev 1986
genusCathaysia
speciesspiriferoides

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.

Cathaysia spiriferoides Xu and Grant 1994
show all | hide all
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: Williams et al. 2000, 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 (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17China (Fujian) Cathaysia spiriferoides (120794)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17China (Fujian) Cathaysia spiriferoides (120795 220219 220220 220221)