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Setatella significans

Mickwitziidae

Taxonomy
Setatella significans was named by Skovsted et al. (2010) [= ?1957Mickwitziasp., Cowie and Adams, p. 26. = ?1996‘Perforate plate’ Landing and Bartowski, p. 759, figs 9.16– 9.17. = 2002 Mickwitzia cf. occidens Walcott; Holmer, Skovsted and Williams, text-figs 2 – 3. = 2003 Mickwitzia cf. occidens Walcott; Skovsted and Holmer, p. 2, figs 3 – 5, 7 – 12,nonfig. 8C. = 2005 Mickwitzia cf. occidens. Skovsted & Holmer, p. 327, pl.1, figs 9 – 13.]. It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is GGU 314836 - Albert Heim Bjerge, which is in a Dyeran marine shale in the Bastion Formation of Greenland. It is the type species of Setatella.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2010Setatella significans Skovsted et al. pp. 119 - 121 figs. 2, 3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
—Lophophorata
—PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
familyMickwitziidaeGorjansky 1969
genusSetatella
speciessignificans

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.

†Setatella significans Skovsted et al. 2010
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryp
Attached: yesp
Life habit: low-level epifaunalp
Diet: suspension feederp
Created: 2004-02-28 13:56:03
Modified: 2009-10-11 01:28:22
Source: p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: Dyeran or 515.30000 to 509.70000 Ma

Collections (29 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Dyeran515.3 - 509.7Canada (Labrador) Setatella significans (196275 196277 196278)
Dyeran515.3 - 509.7Canada (Newfoundland) Setatella significans (196290 196291 196311 196312 196313 196314 196328)
Dyeran515.3 - 509.7Greenland Mickwitzia occidens (49457 49458 49459 49461 49462 49463 49464 type locality: 49465 49466 49467 49468 49469 49471 49473 67776 67779 67780 67781 67786)