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Megakozlowskiella inflectens

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Cyrtinopsidae

Taxonomy
Spirifer inflectens was named by Barrande (1879).

It was recombined as Megakozlowskiella inflectens by Johnson et al. (1973).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Entered
by M. Clapham on 2025-05-13; modified by M. Clapham on 2025-05-13

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1879Spirifer inflectens Barrande
1973Megakozlowskiella inflectens Johnson et al. p. 63 figs. Pl 30, figs 1-9

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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
orderSpiriferida
suborderDelthyridinaIvanova 1972
superfamilyDelthyridoideaPhillips 1841
familyCyrtinopsidaeWedekind 1926
subfamilyCyrtinopsinaeWedekind 1926
genusMegakozlowskiella()
speciesinflectens(Barrande 1879)

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 14:12:52
Modified: 2004-02-28 16:12:52
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: Early/Lower Lochkovian or 419.62000 to 416.80000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Lochkovian419.62 - 416.8USA (Nevada) Megakozlowskiella inflectens (240747 240812 240816)