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Spirigerella alata

Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Athyrididae

Taxonomy
Spirigerella alata was named by Waagen (1883). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Kafirkot, limit of Middle and Upper Productus-limestone, Khisor Range, which is in a Wuchiapingian carbonate limestone in Pakistan.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1883Spirigerella alata Waagen p. 470 figs. Pl 38, figs 7,8
1994Spirigerella alata Xu and Grant

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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
orderAthyrididaBoucot et al. 1964
suborderAthyrididinaBoucot et al. 1964
superfamilyAthyridoideaMcCoy 1844
familyAthyrididaeMcCoy 1841
subfamilySpirigerellinae
genusSpirigerella
speciesalata

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.

Spirigerella alata Waagen 1883
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height28.498.009.008.500.707

Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationarysubo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: low-level epifaunalsubo
Diet: suspension feedersubo
Vision: blindc
Created: 2018-11-10 18:06:04
Modified: 2018-11-10 18:06:04
Source: subo = suborder, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: Wuchiapingian or 259.90000 to 254.17000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Pakistan Spirigerella alata (type locality: 119939 126692 126693 127004 127006 127007)
Wuchiapingian - Changhsingian259.9 - 252.17Pakistan Spirigerella alata (126694 126753 126755 126760 126762 127014)