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Morozoviella praecurriensis

Stenolaemata - Cryptostomida - Girtyporidae

Taxonomy
Morozoviella praecurriensis was named by Gilmour et al. (1997). Its type specimen is USNM 488267 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Murdock Mountain, Stenodiscus Beds, which is in a Wordian offshore wackestone/packstone in the Murdock Mountain Formation of Nevada.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1997Morozoviella praecurriensis Gilmour et al. p. 229 figs. 10.1-10.5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
phylumBryozoaEhrenberg 1831
RankNameAuthor
classStenolaemataBorg 1926
superorderPalaeostomataMa et al. 2014
orderCryptostomida(Vine 1884)
suborderTimanodictyinaMorozova 1966
familyGirtyporidae
genusMorozoviella
speciespraecurriensis

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.

Morozoviella praecurriensis Gilmour et al. 1997
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryc
Attached: yesc
Life habit: epifaunalp
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-09-18 02:11:14
Modified: 2010-02-15 07:19:29
Source: c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Kiessling 2004, Smith et al. 2006, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Wordian to the top of the Wuchiapingian or 266.90000 to 254.14000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wordian266.9 - 264.28USA (Nevada) Morozoviella praecurriensis (type locality: 61720)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14USA (Idaho) Morozoviella curriensis (108743 108744 108745 108746 108747)