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Kutorgina perugata

Kutorginata - Kutorginida - Kutorginidae

Taxonomy
Kutorgina perugata was named by Walcott (1905). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is USNM Locality 1v, Barrel Spring Section, which is in a Dyeran offshore shale in the Poleta Formation of Nevada.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1905Kutorgina perugata Walcott p. 310
1977Kutorgina perugata Rowell pp. 79 - 80 figs. P1. 2, figs. 1-3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
RankNameAuthor
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classKutorginata
orderKutorginidaKühn 1949
superfamilyKutorginoidea(Schuchert 1893)
familyKutorginidaeSchuchert 1893
genusKutorginaBillings 1861
speciesperugata

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.

Kutorgina perugata Walcott 1905
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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
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: minorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-04 14:55:32
Modified: 2009-06-04 16:55:32
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009

Age range: Dyeran or 515.30000 to 509.70000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Dyeran515.3 - 509.7USA (California) Kutorgina perugata (177)
Dyeran515.3 - 509.7USA (Nevada) Kutorgina perugata (type locality: 203345)