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Kutanjia ngalbala

Helcionelloida - Helcionellida - Coreospiridae

Taxonomy
Kutanjia ngalbala was named by Kruse (1991). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is NTGS 4631. AMG 608985 KILGOUR, east bank of McArthur River, which is in an Ordian carbonate limestone in the Top Springs Formation of Australia. It is the type species of Kutanjia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1991Kutanjia ngalbala Kruse p. 184 figs. 10A-J

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classHelcionelloidaPeel 1991
orderHelcionellida
familyCoreospiridae
genusKutanjia
speciesngalbala

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.

Kutanjia ngalbala Kruse 1991
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
P. D. Kruse 1991Shell exterior with firie radial ornament; interior with discrete discontinuous ridgelike comarginal thickenings, distally flexed on concave side.

Shell up to 3.2 mm in length, slightly laterally compressed; aperture planar, subcircular to elliptical. Exterior with radial ornament of closely and regularly spaced fine grooves. Interior with prominent discrete comarginal ridgelike thickenings, each continuous around entire circumference of shell . Thickenings generally planar except for gentle distal flexure on concave side, incipient in apical region.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 1.0 to < 10f
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10f
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: slow-movingo
Life habit: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: detritivoreo
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-06-11 19:45:54
Modified: 2009-06-11 21:45:54
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Hendy 2009

Age range: Ordian or 511.20000 to 508.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ordian511.2 - 508.0Australia (Northern Territory) Kutanjia ngalbala (type locality: 131283 131295)