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Nikiforovella explicata

Stenolaemata - Rhabdomesida - Nikiforovellidae

Taxonomy
Dyscritella explicata was named by Gorjunova (1970). Its type specimen is PIN 2351/254 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Watershed 1 km northwest of Karabeles Pass, which is in an Artinskian marine horizon in the Bazardarin Formation of Tajikistan.

It was recombined as Nikiforovella explicata by Xia (1986).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1970Dyscritella explicata Gorjunova p. 64 figs. Pl 23, fig 3
1975Dyscritella explicata Gorjunova p. 58 figs. Pl 9, fig 1
1980Dyscritella explicata Liu p. 224 figs. Pl 108, figs 5,6
1986Nikiforovella explicata Xia p. 209 figs. Pl 2, figs 1-3

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

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.

Nikiforovella explicata Gorjunova 1970
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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: base of the Sakmarian to the top of the Capitanian or 293.52000 to 259.51000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1Tajikistan Dyscritella explicata (109037)
Artinskian290.1 - 279.3Tajikistan Dyscritella explicata (type locality: 109039)
Roadian - Capitanian272.3 - 259.51China (Nei Mongol) Dyscritella explicata (112677)
Wordian - Capitanian266.9 - 259.51China (Nei Mongol) Dyscritella explicata (111185)