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Gigoutella mauretanica

Trilobita - Redlichiida - Palaeolenidae

Taxonomy
Xandarella mauretanica was named by Ortega-Hernández et al. (2017). It is not extant. Its type specimen is MHNM-HA-TT-CA-1A. Its type locality is East of Ait Youb, Lemdad Syncline, which is in a Stage 4 shoreface sandstone in the Tatelt Formation of Morocco.

It was recombined as Gigoutella mauretanica by El Albani et al. (2024).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2017Xandarella mauretanica Ortega-Hernández et al.
2024Gigoutella mauretanica El Albani et al. p. S13

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderRedlichiidaRichter 1932
suborderRedlichiinaRichter 1932
superfamilyEllipsocephaloideaLin 1990
familyPalaeolenidaeHupé 1953
genusGigoutellaHupe 1953
speciesmauretanica()

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.

Gigoutella mauretanica Ortega-Hernández et al. 2017
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingo
Life habit: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: deposit feedero
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2010-01-03 03:15:57
Modified: 2010-01-03 05:15:57
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Whittington et al. 1997, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Stage 4 or 514.50000 to 506.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Stage 4514.5 - 506.5Morocco Xandarella mauretanica (type locality: 235700)