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Gaka

Hyolithomorpha - Sulcavitida - Angusticornidae

Taxonomy
Gaka was named by Kruse (1990).

It was assigned to Angusticornidae by Kruse (1990).

Species lacking formal opinion data
Entered
by T. Schossleitner (authorized by W. Kiessling) on 2006-04-26; modified by T. Schossleitner on 2013-10-27

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1990Gaka Kruse p. 45

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
Lophophorata
phylumHyolitha
classHyolithomorpha
orderSulcavitidaQian 1989
familyAngusticornidae
genusGaka

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. †Gaka Kruse 1990
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
P. D. Kruse 1990Conch straight or dorsoventrally curved near apex; transverse section pentagonal-lensoid; dorsoventral margin sharply keeled; dorsum with three sharp rounded longitudinal keels (one median, two lateral) dividing it into four lateral faces; venter with broad median longitudinal convexity; sculpture of transverse ribs or rugae; one or more sinuses on dorsal rim of aperture, approximatley corresponding to keels; aperture dorsally orthoginal to amblygonal
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitep
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: stationaryp
Life habit: epifaunalp
Diet: suspension feederp
Vision: blindp
Created: 2009-04-21 11:54:00
Modified: 2011-03-22 11:35:54
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Middle Cambrian or 506.50000 to 497.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Cambrian506.5 - 497.0Australia (Northern Territory) G. gakawurin (60045)