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Squamularia marcouxi

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Elythidae

Taxonomy
Squamularia marcouxi was named by Verna and Angiolini (2011). Its type specimen is MPUM10410, a shell (Articulated shell), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is TK72, Kemer Gorge, which is in a Wordian open shallow subtidal wackestone in the Pamucak Formation of Türkiye.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2011Squamularia marcouxi Verna and Angiolini figs. Pl 4, figs 1-10; pl 5, figs 1-5; pl 6, figs 1-4,8,10,11
2022Squamularia marcouxi Viaretti et al. p. 684 figs. Pl 5, figs 48-53; pl 6, figs 33-35

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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
orderSpiriferida
suborderDelthyridinaIvanova 1972
superfamilyReticularioidea
familyElythidaeFredericks 1924
genusSquamularia
speciesmarcouxi

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.

Squamularia marcouxi Verna and Angiolini 2011
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height7010.25.9016.010.42.39

Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 14:12:52
Modified: 2004-02-28 16:12:52
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Kungurian to the top of the Capitanian or 283.30000 to 259.51000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4Oman Squamularia marcouxi (166923)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Türkiye Squamularia marcouxi (107221 type locality: 107227 107228 107229 107231 107232 107233 107240 107243)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51Türkiye Squamularia marcouxi (107245)