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Costatubus

Cloudinidae

Taxonomy
Costatubus was named by Selly et al. (2020). Its type is Costatubus bibendi.

It was assigned to Cloudinidae by Selly et al. (2020).

Species
C. bibendi (type species), C. kirsanovi

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2020Costatubus Selly et al. p. 368

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
RankNameAuthor
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumAnnelidaLamarck 1809
familyCloudinidae
genusCostatubus

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.

G. †Costatubus Selly et al. 2020
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Costatubus bibendi Selly et al. 2020
Costatubus kirsanovi Gnilovskaya 1996
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
T. Selly et al. 2020Tube straight or sinuous with open aperture. Tube wall constructed stout, stacked, exteriorly convex barrel-shaped units. In cross-section units are slightly crescentic to allantoid, ends pointed or rounded towards the interior of tube. Barrel-shaped units slightly overlap at adjacent interface, each unit inset at a mitred joint yielding indentations on exterior surface. Tube shows little-to-no taper, does not branch or split, or show surface annulations.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitef
Locomotion: stationaryf
Life habit: semi-infaunalf
Created: 2012-01-19 21:36:20
Modified: 2012-01-19 04:36:20
Source: f = family
Reference: Wood 2011
Collections
No collection or age range data are available