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Spirigera kittlii

Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Athyrididae

Taxonomy
Spirigera kittlii was named by Bittner (1902). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Studenkovići, Trebević, near Sarajevo, which is in an Anisian/Ladinian carbonate limestone in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
S. cornutula, S. eurycolpa, S. leptorhyncha, S. rossyi

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1902Spirigera kittlii Bittner

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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
orderAthyrididaBoucot et al. 1964
suborderAthyrididinaBoucot et al. 1964
superfamilyAthyridoideaMcCoy 1844
familyAthyrididaeMcCoy 1841
subfamilyAthyridinaeM'Coy 1844
genusSpirigera
specieskittlii

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.

†Spirigera kittlii Bittner 1902
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 10 to < 100g
Folds: minorg
Ribbing: minorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationarysubo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: low-level epifaunalsubo
Diet: suspension feedersubo
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-03 07:56:13
Modified: 2009-06-03 09:56:13
Source: g = genus, subo = suborder, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Anisian or 247.20000 to 242.00000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Serbia and Montenegro Spirigera kittlii (203798)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Bosnia and Herzegovina Spirigera kittlii (206730)
Anisian - Ladinian247.2 - 237.0Bosnia and Herzegovina Spirigera kittlii (203799 type locality: 203800)
Middle Triassic247.2 - 237.0Bosnia and Herzegovina Spirigera kittlii (203840)