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Dyscritella ovata

Stenolaemata - Trepostomida - Dyscritellidae

Taxonomy
Dyscritella ovata was named by Gorjunova and Morozova (1979). Its type specimen is PIN 2287/777 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Khubsugul Mountain, 75 km SW, which is in a Capitanian marine horizon in the Solonker Formation of Mongolia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1979Dyscritella ovata Gorjunova and Morozova p. 38 figs. Pl 7, fig 2
1991Dyscritella ovata Morozova p. 80 figs. Pl 15, fig 1

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
phylumBryozoaEhrenberg 1831
RankNameAuthor
classStenolaemataBorg 1926
superorderPalaeostomataMa et al. 2014
orderTrepostomida(Ulrich 1882)
suborderAmplexoporinaAstrova 1965
familyDyscritellidaeDunaeva and Morozova 1967
genusDyscritella
speciesovata

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.

Dyscritella ovata Gorjunova and Morozova 1979
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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: Smith et al. 2006, Nesnidal et al. 2013, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Capitanian or 264.28000 to 259.51000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51Mongolia Dyscritella ovata (type locality: 109030)