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Squamularia rotundata

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Elythidae

Taxonomy
Squamularia rotundata was named by Gemmellaro (1899). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Rocca di San Benedetto, calcare compatto, Sosio, which is in a Wordian carbonate limestone in Italy. It is the type species of Squamularia.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1899Squamularia rotundata Gemmellaro
2011Squamularia rotundata Verna and Angiolini figs. Pl 4, figs 11-16; pl 5, figs 6-10; pl 6, figs 7,9

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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
speciesrotundata

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 rotundata Gemmellaro 1899
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height179.235.2016.09.203.50

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: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Wordian to the top of the Capitanian or 266.90000 to 259.51000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Türkiye Squamularia rotundata (107222 107227 107229 107231 107232 107233)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Italy Squamularia rotundata (type locality: 108566)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51Türkiye Squamularia rotundata (107251 107268)