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Pelagiella subangulata

Helcionelloida - Pelagiellida - Pelagiellidae

Taxonomy
Ophileta subangulata was named by Tate (1892) [DISTRIBUTION: Cambrian; South Australia.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Pelagiella subangulata by Bengtson et al. (1990), Runnegar (1990), Parkhaev (2001), Skovsted (2004), Wotte (2006), Wagner (2023).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. chronus, P. primordialis, P. primordialis
Entered
by P. Wagner on 2005-04-22; modified by A. Hendy on 2013-10-27

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1892Ophileta subangulata Tate p. 184 figs. pl. 2 f. 8a-b
1984Pelagiella emeishanensis Xing figs. Pl. 2, figs. 9-11
1984Pelagiella emeishanensis Xing et al. figs. Pl. 2, figs. 9-11
1990Pelagiella subangulata Bengtson et al. p. 254 figs. f. 167, 168A-F, H-L
1990Pelagiella subangulata Runnegar p. 254 figs. f. 167, 168A-F, H-L
2001Pelagiella subangulata Parkhaev p. 193 figs. pls. 44-45
2004Pelagiella subangulata Skovsted p. 30 figs. f. 8A-J
2006Pelagiella subangulata Wotte p. 151
2023Pelagiella subangulata Wagner p. 5652

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classHelcionelloidaPeel 1991
orderPelagiellidaMacKinnon 1985
familyPelagiellidae
genusPelagiella
speciessubangulata()

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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Invalid names: Pelagiella emeishanensis Xing 1984 [synonym]
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: Gubanov et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Montezuman to the top of the Dyeran or 520.00000 to 509.70000 Ma

Collections (105 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Cambrian538.8 - 506.5Australia (South Australia) Pelagiella subangulata (215353 215354 215369 215377 215443 215444 215446 215447 215448 215449 215450 215451 215452 275191 275203)
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0Australia (South Australia) Pelagiella subangulata (49618 96919 96920 96931 96960 96966 97722 97725 97739 97740 97741 97742 97744 97746 97747 97748 97749 97750 97778 97779 97783 140335 140336 140339 140342)
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0China (Yunnan) Pelagiella subangulata (86689 86690)
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0Antarctica Pelagiella subangulata (199526)
Stage 3521.0 - 514.5Australia (South Australia) Pelagiella subangulata (215352 275181 275186 275188 275206 275216 275217 275221 275227 275228 275229 275230 275235 275239)
Atdabanian - Lenian521.0 - 508.2Germany (Saxony) Pelagiella emeishanensis (6899)
Montezuman520.0 - 515.3USA (Nevada) Pelagiella subangulata (199532)
Botomian516.0 - 512.1Australia (South Australia) Pelagiella subangulata (50793 96914 96915 96916 96917 96932 96958 96959 96965 97723 97724 97726 97730 97745 97751 97770 97771 97772 97773 97774 97775 97776 97777)
Botomian516.0 - 512.1Antarctica Pelagiella subangulata (199520 199522 199524 199527 199529 199531)
Dyeran515.3 - 509.7Greenland Pelagiella subangulata (49456 49457 49458 49459 49461 49463 49464 49471 49473 67779 67781)
Toyonian512.1 - 508.2Australia (South Australia) Pelagiella subangulata (96921 96929 97698 97991 118171 118172)