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Carinopelta

Helcionelloida - Helcionellida - Carinopeltidae

Taxonomy

Carinopelta was named by Parkhaev (2013). Its type is Trilobella levis. It is the type genus of Carinopeltidae.

It was assigned to Carinopeltidae by Parkhaev (2013).

Species

C. carinata, C. mirabilis (syn. C. levis)

Synonyms

Igarkiella was named by Vasil’yeva (1998). Its type is Trilobella levis.

It was replaced with Carinopelta by Parkhaev (2013).

It was assigned to Igarkiellidae by Parkhaev (2001), Bouchet et al. (2005), Parkhaev and Demidenko (2010).
Trilobella was named by Vassiljeva (1990). Its type is Trilobella levis.

It was replaced with Igarkiella by Vassiljeva (1998).

It was assigned to Purellidae by Vassiljeva (1990).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1990	Trilobella Vassiljeva
1998	Igarkiella Vasil’yeva
2001	Igarkiella Parkhaev p. 161
2005	Igarkiella Bouchet et al. pp. 91, 241
2010	Igarkiella Parkhaev and Demidenko pp. 1043, 1045
2013	Carinopelta Parkhaev p. 454

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Protostomia
—	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa

Rank	Name	Author
phylum	Mollusca
class	Helcionelloida	Peel 1991
order	Helcionellida
superfamily	Helcionelloidea	(Wenz 1938)
family	Carinopeltidae
genus	Carinopelta

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.

G. †Carinopelta Parkhaev 2013

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†Carinopelta carinata Parkhaev 2001

†Carinopelta mirabilis Yü 1979

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Invalid names: Carinopelta levis Vassiljeva 1990 [synonym]

Invalid names: Igarkiella Vasil’yeva 1998 [replaced]

Diagnosis

Reference	Diagnosis
P. Y. Parkhaev and Y. Demidenko 2010 (Igarkiella)	"Shell cap-shaped, low conical, depressed, and moderately wide. Apex massive, inclined and displaced posteriorly up to posterior apertural margin. Anterior field evenly convex. Posterior field short, concave. Aperture widely oval. Mid-dorsal buttress distinct, separated from rest of shell surface by prominent furrows."

Measurements

No measurements are available

Composition:

aragonitec

Environment:

marinec

Locomotion:

slow-movingo

Life habit:

low-level epifaunalo

Diet:

detritivoreo

Vision:

limitedc

Created:

2009-04-21 11:56:53

Modified:

2009-10-09 12:03:09

Source: o = order, c = class

Reference: Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Tommotian to the top of the Botomian or 525.50000 to 512.10000 Ma

Collections (7 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Meishucunian	530.7 - 521.0	China (Yunnan)	Igarkiella levis (201548 201572)
Meishucunian - Tommotian	530.7 - 521.0	China (Yunnan)	Igarkiella mirabilis (96449)
Tommotian	525.5 - 521.0	China (Hubei)	Bemella mirabilis (56808)
Botomian	516.0 - 512.1	Australia (South Australia)	Igarkiella carinata (96958 96959 97730)