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Clausotrypa elegans

Stenolaemata - Rhabdomesida - Nikiforovellidae

Taxonomy
Clausotrypa elegans was named by Liu (1980). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Zhagan Chulu, Sijiashan Formation, Bayan Wulan, Jalaid Qi, which is in a Wordian marine horizon in the Sijiashan Formation of China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1980Clausotrypa elegans Liu p. 244 figs. Pl 110, figs 1,2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
RankNameAuthor
phylumBryozoaEhrenberg 1831
classStenolaemataBorg 1926
orderRhabdomesidaVine 1883
familyNikiforovellidae
genusClausotrypa
specieselegans

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.

Clausotrypa elegans Liu 1980
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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: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Kiessling 2004, Smith et al. 2006

Age range: Wordian or 266.90000 to 264.28000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wordian266.9 - 264.28China (Nei Mongol) Clausotrypa elegans (type locality: 109617)