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Zieglerina ovalis

Conodonta - Conodontophorida - Polygnathidae

Taxonomy
Polygnathus asymmetrica ovalis was named by Ziegler and Klapper (1964) [= Polygnathus dubia dubia: Ziegler, 1958, pl. 1, figs. 1, 2, and 7 (only). = Polygnathus asymmetricus unilabius: Mouravieff, 1982, pl. 7, fig.10. = Mesotaxis asymmetrica: Bardashev, 1992, pl. 10, figs. 8 and 9 (only). = Polygnathus asymmetricus asymmetricus: Perri and Spalletta, 1980, p. 304, pl. 6, fig. 4.]. Its type specimen is Zi 1958/1, a set of teeth, and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Mesotaxis ovalis by Klapper (1988); it was recombined as Klapperina ovalis by Ovnatanova and Kononova (2001); it was recombined as Zieglerina ovalis by Bardashev and Bardasheva (2012), Ovnatanova et al. (2017).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1964Polygnathus asymmetrica ovalis Ziegler and Klapper p. 422–423
1988Mesotaxis ovalis Klapper figs. pl. 3, figs. 15 - 16
2001Klapperina ovalis Ovnatanova and Kononova figs. pl. 4, figs. 9 - 10
2012Zieglerina ovalis Bardashev and Bardasheva pp. 53 - 54 figs. pl. 5, figs.17, 18, 21, 22, 25, and 26, text-fig. 8.3
2017Zieglerina ovalis Ovnatanova et al. pp. 1143 - 1144 figs. Plate 12, figs. 2 and 4; Plate 13, figs. 2 and 3; Plate 16, fig. 6; Plate 27, figs. 1–5; Plate 29, f

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassCyclostomataRichards
orderConodontophorida
RankNameAuthor
classConodontaPander 1856
orderOzarkodinidaDzik 1976
suborderOzarkodininaDzik 1976
superfamilyPolygnathaceaBassler 1925
familyPolygnathidaeBassler 1925
genusZieglerinaBardashev and Bardasheva 2012
speciesovalis(Ziegler and Klapper 1964)

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.

Zieglerina ovalis Ziegler and Klapper 1964
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
N. S. Ovnatanova et al. 2017Pa element with subsymmetrical oval platform. Outer side slightly wider than inner side. Anterior end oval; posterior end pointed. Median ridge straight, composed of coarse nodes, and reach- ing posterior end of platform. Free blade denticulate and half or one-third of platform length. Troughs nar- row, shallow, and well pronounced only in anterior part of platform. Platform surface uniformly covered with fine and medium-sized nodes sometimes arranged in fine, discontinuous radial ridges. Large basal cavity with asymmetrical elevated flanks and located at end of anterior third of platform.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatitec
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: nektonicc
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-02-03 07:48:42
Modified: 2010-02-12 04:00:46
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Aberhan 1992, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Givetian to the top of the Middle Frasnian or 387.95000 to 375.20000 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Morocco Klapperina ovalis (148864)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Spain Klapperina ovalis (145869 145871)
Early/Lower Frasnian382.31 - 379.0China (Guangxi) Klapperina ovalis (13138 13140)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15Germany Zieglerina ovalis (228006 228007 228008)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15Spain Klapperina ovalis (145873 197173 197176)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15Morocco Klapperina ovalis (152963 152964)
Middle Frasnian379.0 - 375.2China (Guangxi) Klapperina ovalis (13137)