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Rectifenestella expansa

Stenolaemata - Cryptostomata - Fenestellidae

Taxonomy
Fenestrellina expansa was named by Crockford (1946). Its type specimen is UQ F7956A and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Lakes Creek Quarry, Rockhampton, which is in a Kungurian carbonate limestone in the Berserker Formation of Australia.

It was recombined as Levifenestella expansa by Wass (1968) and Morozova (2001); it was recombined as Rectifenestella expansa by Morozova (2004).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
R. covae, R. exiliformis, R. loganensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1946Fenestrellina expansa Crockford p. 129 fig. 11
1968Levifenestella expansa Wass p. 45 figs. Pl 12, fig 3
2001Levifenestella expansa Morozova p. 48
2004Rectifenestella expansa Morozova p. 383

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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
speciesexpansa()

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.

†Rectifenestella expansa Crockford 1946
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available