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Pidiobolus minimus

Lingulata - Lingulida - Obolidae

Taxonomy
Pidiobolus minimus was named by Mergl (1995). Its type specimen is MBHR 65878 (dorsal valve) and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Těně (west), which is in an Arenigian marine siltstone in the Klabava Formation of Czechia. It is the type species of Pidiobolus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1995Pidiobolus minimus Mergl p. 103 figs. pl. 1, figs 2–4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
RankNameAuthor
subphylumLinguliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classLingulataGorjansky and Popov 1985
orderLingulidaWaagen 1885
superfamilyLinguloideaMenke 1828
familyObolidaeKing 1846
subfamilyObolinaeKing 1846
genusPidiobolus
speciesminimus

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.

Pidiobolus minimus Mergl 1995
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphatico
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-10-11 10:12:49
Modified: 2009-10-11 12:15:38
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Arenig or 477.10000 to 468.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Arenig477.1 - 468.0Czechia (Southwest) Pidiobolus minimus (242155)
Arenigian477.1 - 468.0Czechia (Southwest) Pidiobolus minimus (type locality: 242156)