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Aegitellus

Helcionelloida - Helcionellidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2000Aegitellus Feng et al. p. 371
2010Aegitellus Parkhaev and Demidenko p. 1017

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
RankNameAuthor
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classHelcionelloidaPeel 1991
familyHelcionellidae
genusAegitellus

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.

G. †Aegitellus Feng et al. 2000
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Aegitellus placus Luo et al. 1982
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Invalid names: Aegitellus concentricus Feng et al. 2000 [synonym], Tannuella retusa Luo and Jiang 1982 [synonym]
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
P. Y. Parkhaev and Y. Demidenko 2010"Shell cap-shaped, low conical, very rapidly expanding from apex towards aperture. Apex straight, slightly pulled, displaced posteriorly. Aperture widely egg-shaped, without sinuses. Shell ornamentation represented by distinct concentric growth lines."
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 1.0 to < 10g
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10g
Adult height: 0.1 to < 1.0g
Thickness: thing
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: minorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: slow-movingf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: detritivoref
Vision: limitedc
Comments: DIMENSIONS & MORPHOLOGY: From Feng et al. (2000); based on Aegitellus concentricus (genotype).g
Created: 2009-03-03 21:25:30
Modified: 2009-03-03 23:25:30
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Feng et al. 2000, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Jinnigian to the top of the Tommotian or 538.80000 to 521.00000 Ma

Collections (21 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Jinnigian538.8 - 530.7China (Yunnan) A. emeishanensis (201549 201551)
Nemakit-Daldynian538.8 - 525.5China (Yunnan) A. concentricus (87095)
Meishucunian - Nemakit-Daldynian530.7 - 525.5China (Yunnan) A. concentricus (99813)
Meishucunian530.7 - 521.0China (Yunnan) A. emeishanensis (201514 201515 201516 201517 201519 201521 201545 201548 201552 201567 201570)
Meishucunian - Tommotian530.7 - 521.0China (Yunnan) Aegides placus (96284 96285 96288) A. concentricus (50465)
Tommotian525.5 - 521.0China (Yunnan) A. placus (171901 171902)