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Shlyginia fragilis

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Leptellinidae

Taxonomy
Dulankarella fragilis was named by Rukavishnikova (1956). Its type specimen is IGNA 28/1369, a shell (conjoined valves), and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Shlyginia fragilis by Popov et al. (2002).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1956Dulankarella fragilis Rukavishnikova p. 136 figs. pl. 2, figs 16– 23
2002Shlyginia fragilis Popov et al. p. 44 figs. Pl. 6, figs 11–25

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
RankNameAuthor
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classStrophomenataWilliams et al 1996
orderStrophomenidaOpik 1934
superfamilyPlectambonitoideaJones 1928
familyLeptellinidaeUlrich and Cooper 1936
subfamilyLeptellininaeUlrich and Cooper 1936
genusShlyginiaNikitin and Popov 1983
speciesfragilis(Rukavishnikova 1956)

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.

Shlyginia fragilis Rukavishnikova 1956
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 14:13:23
Modified: 2009-04-13 11:03:33
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Sandbian or 458.40000 to 453.00000 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sandbian458.4 - 453.0Kazakhstan Shlyginia fragilis (80271)
Caradoc458.4 - 449.5Kazakhstan Shlyginia fragilis (80181 80218 80261 80263 80264 80265 80266 80268 80269 80274 80276 80281)