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Pelagiella exigua

Helcionelloida - Helcionellida - Pelagiellidae

Taxonomy
Pelagiella exigua was named by Resser and Howell (1938). It is not extant. Its type locality is USNM locality 22L, half mile south of East Petersburg, which is in a Dyeran marine shale in the Kinzers Formation of Pennsylvania.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1938Pelagiella exigua Resser and Howell figs. pl. 2, fig. 2
2020Pelagiella exigua Thomas et al. p. 620

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classHelcionelloidaPeel 1991
orderHelcionellida
familyPelagiellidae
genusPelagiella
speciesexiguaResser and Howell 1938

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.

Pelagiella exigua Resser and Howell 1938
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 0.1 to < 1.0g
Adult width: 0.1 to < 1.0g
Thickness: thing
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: noneg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobileg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: grazerg
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-03-16 08:26:03
Modified: 2009-09-21 14:41:40
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Gubanov et al. 2004

Age range: Dyeran or 515.30000 to 509.70000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Dyeran515.3 - 509.7USA (Pennsylvania) Pelagiella exigua (192 9314 226185 type locality: 226194)