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Fortunella acutifrons

Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Basiliolidae

Taxonomy
Lacunosella acutifrons was named by Sulser and Follmi (1984). Its type specimen is Paleontological Institute and Museum, University of Zurch Invent. Nr. H/3 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Fund, which is in an Aptian carbonate lime mudstone in the Schrattenkalk Formation of Austria.

It was recombined as Fortunella acutifrons by Sulser and Calzada (1991).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1984Lacunosella acutifrons Sulser and Follmi p. 619 figs. 1-5
1991Fortunella acutifrons Sulser and Calzada p. 861

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
RankNameAuthor
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classRhynchonellataWilliams et al. 1996
orderRhynchonellidaKuhn 1949
superfamilyPugnacoideaRzhonsnitskaia 1956
familyBasiliolidae
subfamilyBasiliolinae
genusFortunellaCalzada 1985
speciesacutifrons()

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.

Fortunella acutifrons Sulser and Follmi 1984
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
height119.0

Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 14:12:25
Modified: 2004-02-28 16:12:25
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: Late/Upper Aptian or 122.46000 to 112.03000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 112.03Austria Lacunosella acutifrons (type locality: 156619)