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Spirigerella mendungensis

Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Athyrididae

Taxonomy
Spirigerella mendungensis was named by Lu (1978). Its type specimen is Sb 4134 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Mendong, Wuxi County, which is in a Wordian carbonate limestone in the Maokou Formation of China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1978Spirigerella mendungensis Lu p. 251 figs. Pl 87, fig 11; pl 88, fig 1
1995Spirigerella mendungensis Zeng et al. figs. Pl 16, fig 19

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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
orderAthyrididaBoucot et al. 1964
suborderAthyrididinaBoucot et al. 1964
superfamilyAthyridoideaMcCoy 1844
familyAthyrididaeMcCoy 1841
subfamilySpirigerellinae
genusSpirigerella
speciesmendungensis

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height220.520.021.020.50.707

Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationarysubo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: low-level epifaunalsubo
Diet: suspension feedersubo
Vision: blindc
Created: 2018-11-10 18:06:04
Modified: 2018-11-10 18:06:04
Source: subo = suborder, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Roadian to the top of the Wordian or 272.30000 to 264.28000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Roadian272.3 - 268.8China (Sichuan) Spirigerella mendungensis (153930)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28China (Chongqing) Spirigerella mendungensis (103474)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28China (Sichuan) Spirigerella mendungensis (type locality: 103466)