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Wrightiops nikitini

Craniata - Craniopsida - Craniopsidae

Taxonomy
Paracraniops nikitini was named by Goriansky (1972). Its type specimen is CNIGR 17/9563, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Wrightiops.

It was recombined as Wrightiops nikitini by Popov and Cocks (2014).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1972Paracraniops nikitini Goriansky p. 173 figs. pl. 45, figs 7–10
2014Wrightiops nikitini Popov and Cocks pp. 705 - 706 fig. 11A–F

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
RankNameAuthor
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumCraniiformeaPopov et al. 1993
classCraniata
orderCraniopsidaGorjansky and Popov 1985
superfamilyCraniopsioideaWilliams 1963
familyCraniopsidaeWilliams 1963
genusWrightiops
speciesnikitini(Goriansky 1972)

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.

Wrightiops nikitini Goriansky 1972
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calciteo
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 1.0 to < 10f
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10f
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-11 19:45:05
Modified: 2009-06-11 21:45:05
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class, p = phylum
References: Williams et al. 1996, Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Katian or 452.80000 to 445.20000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Katian452.8 - 445.2Kazakhstan (Chingiz Terrane) Wrightiops nikitini (154309 154310 154312 154313)