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Alternifenestella pajerensis

Stenolaemata - Cryptostomata - Fenestellidae

Taxonomy
Fenestrellina pajerensis was named by Chronic (1949). Its type specimen is AMNH 26974/1:1 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is AMNH301, Bed 30, Rasuvilca Hills section 9, Pajege Canyon, which is in an Asselian/Sakmarian marine limestone in Peru.

It was recombined as Alternifenestella pajerensis by Sakagami (1995) and Sakagami (2004).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1949Fenestrellina pajerensis Chronic p. 123
1953Fenestrellina pajerensis Chronic p. 116 figs. Pl 22, figs 1,2
1995Alternifenestella pajerensis Sakagami p. 265 fig. 3.6
2004Alternifenestella pajerensis Sakagami p. 80 fig. 12.4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
phylumBryozoaEhrenberg 1831
RankNameAuthor
classStenolaemataBorg 1926
orderCryptostomataVine 1884
suborderFenestelloidea
suborderFenestellinaAstrova and Morozova 1956
familyFenestellidae
subfamilyFenestellinaeKing 1849
genusAlternifenestella
speciespajerensis()

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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Diagnosis
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