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Kirkidium (Pinguaella)

Rhynchonellata - Pentamerida - Pentameridae

Taxonomy
Pinguaella was named by Boucot and Johnson (1979) [Sepkoski's age data: S Wenl-u S Prid Sepkoski's reference number: 25,538]. It is not extant.

It was reranked as Kirkidium (Pinguaella) by Williams et al. (2002).

It was assigned to Kirkidium by Williams et al. (2002); and to Pentamerida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species lacking formal opinion data
Entered
by J. Sepkoski on 2003-01-23

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1979Pinguaella Boucot and Johnson
2002Pinguaella Sepkoski
2002Kirkidium (Pinguaella) Williams et al. p. 976

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
RankNameAuthor
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classRhynchonellataWilliams et al. 1996
orderPentameridaSchuchert and Cooper 1931
suborderPentameridinaSchuchert and Cooper 1931
superfamilyPentameroideaMcCoy 1844
familyPentameridae
genusKirkidium
subgenusPinguaella(Boucot and Johnson 1979)

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.

Subg. †Kirkidium (Pinguaella) Boucot and Johnson 1979
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 10 to < 100g
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: minorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-04 12:16:35
Modified: 2009-06-04 14:16:35
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Hendy 2009, Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Wenlock to the top of the Pridoli or 432.90000 to 419.62000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7USA (California) Kirkidium macallisteri (226732)
Gorstian426.7 - 425.0Czechia Kirkidium bohemicum (14104)
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62Czechia Kirkidium sp. (14114)