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Cigarella muromtsevae

Bivalvia - Myalinida - Atomodesmatidae

Taxonomy
Cigarella muromtsevae was named by Astaf'yeva (1988). Its type specimen is PIN 4150/66, a shell (Cast of closed valves), and it is a cast. Its type locality is Nonza River, Pai-Khoy Range, which is in a Kungurian marine siliciclastic in the Tabyo Formation of the Russian Federation.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1988Cigarella muromtsevae Astaf'yeva p. 21 fig. 2
1993Cigarella muromtsevae Astafieva p. 89 figs. Pl 5, fig 1

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
OstreioniFerussac 1822
MyalinataPaul 1939
orderMyalinidaPaul 1939
superfamilyInoceramoideaGiebel 1852
familyAtomodesmatidaeWaterhouse 1976
subfamilyAtomodesmatinae()
genusCigarella
speciesmuromtsevae

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.

Cigarella muromtsevae Astaf'yeva 1988
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height1110.0

Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilesubc
Life habit: epifaunalsubc
Diet: suspension feedersubc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2014-02-09 11:13:23
Modified: 2014-02-09 11:13:23
Source: subc = subclass, c = class
References: Eaton 1871, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Kungurian to the top of the Wordian or 279.30000 to 264.28000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3Russian Federation Atomodesma paichoica (type locality: 101683)
Roadian272.3 - 268.8Russian Federation Atomodesma paichoica (113999) Cigarella muromtsevae (101682)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Russian Federation Atomodesma paichoica (113987)