| Basic info | Taxonomic history | Classification | Included Taxa |
| Morphology | Ecology and taphonomy | External Literature Search | Age range and collections |
Kirkospira tongassensis
Taxonomy
Baichtalia tongassensis was named by Rohr and Blodgett (2008). Its type specimen is USNM 528224, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is 2002RB32, which is in a Ludlow carbonate wackestone/packstone in the Heceta Limestone Formation of Alaska. It is the type species of Baichtalia.
It was recombined as Kirkospira tongassensis by Wagner (2023).
It was recombined as Kirkospira tongassensis by Wagner (2023).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 2008 | Baichtalia tongassensis Rohr and Blodgett p. 60 fig. 2.17–2.19 |
| 2023 | Kirkospira tongassensis Wagner p. S6787 |
Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data
|
|
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.
†Kirkospira tongassensis Rohr and Blodgett 2008
show all | hide all
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
|
|
||||
|
|||||
|
|
||||
|
|
||||
| Source: superf = superfamily, o = order | |||||
| Reference: Bambach et al. 2007 | |||||