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Acosarina peculiaris

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Schizophoriidae

Taxonomy
Schizophoria peculiaris was named by Girty (1931). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is USGS 6681, Marble Canyon, east face of Diablo Plateau, which is in a Kungurian carbonate limestone in the Bone Spring Formation of Texas.

It was recombined as Acosarina peculiaris by Clapham (2015).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1931Schizophoria peculiaris Girty p. 390 figs. 1-4
2015Acosarina peculiaris Clapham

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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
orderOrthidaSchuchert and Cooper 1932
suborderDalmanellidinaMoore 1952
superfamilyEnteletoideaWaagen 1884
familySchizophoriidaeSchuchert and Le Vene 1929
genusAcosarina
speciespeculiaris()

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.

Acosarina peculiaris Girty 1931
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 14:11:06
Modified: 2009-04-11 14:18:14
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: Kungurian or 279.30000 to 272.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3USA (Texas) Schizophoria peculiaris (type locality: 151311)