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Ptychopegma burgeri

Rostroconchia - Ribeirioida - Ribeiriidae

Taxonomy
Ptychopegma burgeri was named by Pojeta et al. (1977). It is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Locality 21. B 230. Low rises on west side of Swift Hills, 1.5 kilometers east of Middle Creek, 2.4 kilometers north of the fence, which is in a Datsonian carbonate limestone in the Ninmaroo Formation of Australia. It is the type species of Ptychopegma.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1977Ptychopegma burgeri Pojeta et al.
2023Ptychopegma burgeri Wagner p. 3033

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classRostroconchia
orderRibeirioida
superfamilyRibeirioidea
familyRibeiriidae
genusPtychopegma
speciesburgeri

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.

Ptychopegma burgeri Pojeta et al. 1977
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: stationaryc
Life habit: semi-infaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-29 10:30:34
Modified: 2022-05-13 12:06:45
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Datsonian to the top of the Warendian or 488.30000 to 484.30000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Datsonian488.3 - 486.85Australia (Queensland) Ptychopegma burgeri (type locality: 77448 77482)
Warendian486.85 - 484.3Australia (Queensland) Ptychopegma burgeri (77466)