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Baylea rigida

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Gosseletinidae

Taxonomy
Baylea rigida was named by Mazaev (2015). Its type specimen is PIN 4919/19-250, a shell, and it is a mold. Its type locality is Chimbulat Quarry, locality 4919/19, which is in a Roadian reef, buildup or bioherm reef rocks in the Nemda Formation of the Russian Federation.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2015Baylea rigida Mazaev p. 912 figs. Pl 13, figs 11-15; text-fig 11f

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassOrthogastropoda
orderMurchisoniina
superfamilyEotomarioidea
familyGosseletinidae
subfamilyGosseletininae
subtribeGlabrocingulides
genusBaylea
speciesrigida

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.

Baylea rigida Mazaev 2015
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height47.194.758.608.101.78

Composition: aragonitef
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Ribbing: minorf
Environment: coastal, marineo
Locomotion: slow-movingf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: detritivoref
Vision: limitedf
Created: 2009-06-11 17:54:14
Modified: 2025-08-08 09:12:49
Source: f = family, o = order
References: Hendy 2009, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: Roadian or 274.40000 to 266.90000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Roadian274.4 - 266.9Russian Federation (Kirov) Baylea rigida (126333 type locality: 126334 170189 170190)