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Australiarcula artesiana

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Bouchardiidae

Taxonomy
Australiarcula artesiana was named by Elliott (1960). Its type specimen is University of Adelaide F.15278, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Santos No. 1 bore, 429.5 feet, which is in an Albian marine siliciclastic in the Tambo Formation of Australia. It is the type species of Australiarcula.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1960Australiarcula artesiana Elliott p. 26 figs. Pl 2, figs 1-7; text-figs 1-3

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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
orderTerebratulida
suborderTerebratellidinaMuir-Wood 1955
superfamilyBouchardioideaAllan 1940
familyBouchardiidaeAllan 1940
genusAustraliarcula
speciesartesiana

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.

Australiarcula artesiana Elliott 1960
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesp
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2018-11-10 17:30:13
Modified: 2018-11-10 17:30:13
Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Early/Lower Albian or 112.03000 to 109.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Albian112.03 - 109.0Australia (South Australia) Australiarcula artesiana (type locality: 190895)