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Pyrgopolon (Turbinia) gaiae

Sabellida - Serpulidae

Taxonomy
Pyrgopolon (Turbinia) gaiae was named by Sanfilippo et al. (2017). Its type specimen is MSNC4530 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Pietra di Salomone megablock, MSNC collection, Sosio Valley, Sicily, which is in a Wordian platform/shelf-margin reef reef rocks/rudstone in Italy.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. glaber, P. pomeli, P. varicostatus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2017Pyrgopolon (Turbinia) gaiae Sanfilippo et al. p. 32 fig. 7

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumAnnelidaLamarck 1809
—PleistoannelidaStruck 2011
RankNameAuthor
subclassSedentariaLamarck 1818
infraclassCanalipalpataRouse and Fauchald 1997
orderSabellidaFauchald 1977
familySerpulidaeRafinesque 1835
genusPyrgopolonde Montfort 1808
subgenusTurbinia(Michelin 1845)
speciesgaiae

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.

†Pyrgopolon (Turbinia) gaiae Sanfilippo et al. 2017
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Epibiont: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Created: 2009-04-13 11:13:48
Modified: 2010-02-16 04:14:48
Source: f = family
Reference: Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Wordian or 266.90000 to 264.28000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Italy Pyrgopolon gaiae (type locality: 179196)