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Kvania azulpampensis

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Giraldiellidae

Taxonomy
Kvania azulpampensis was named by Benedetto (2007). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Azul Pampa, AP-2, which is in a Tremadoc coastal sandstone in the Casayok Formation of Argentina.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2007Kvania azulpampensis Benedetto

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
RankNameAuthor
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classRhynchonellataWilliams et al. 1996
orderOrthidaSchuchert and Cooper 1932
suborderOrthidinaSchuchert and Cooper 1932
superfamilyPlectorthoideaSchuchert and Le Vene 1929
familyGiraldiellidae
genusKvaniaHavlicek 1994
speciesazulpampensis

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.

Kvania azulpampensis Benedetto 2007
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 14:11:06
Modified: 2009-04-11 14:18:14
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: Tremadoc or 486.50000 to 477.70000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7Argentina Kvania azulpampensis (8867)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7Argentina (Jujuy) Kvania azulpampensis (type locality: 74345 193004)