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Cavernella asiatica

Stenolaemata - Cryptostomata - Fenestellidae

Taxonomy
Cavernella asiatica was named by Gorjunova and Morozova (1979). Its type specimen is PIN 2287/376 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Dzamyn-Ude Mountain, 30 km WSW, Burin-Obo, which is in a Sakmarian/Artinskian marine horizon in the Totoshan Formation of Mongolia.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. asturica

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1979Cavernella asiatica Gorjunova and Morozova p. 65 figs. Pl 20, fig 1
1991Cavernella asiatica Morozova p. 89 figs. Pl 21, fig 4
2001Cavernella asiatica Morozova p. 47

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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
genusCavernella
speciesasiatica

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.

†Cavernella asiatica Gorjunova and Morozova 1979
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available