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Sigmelasma pantherae

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Wangyuiidae

Taxonomy
Sigmelasma pantherae was named by Potter (1990). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Lover's Leap, USNM 18122, cl. 1, which is in a Llandeilian carbonate limestone/conglomerate in the Kangaroo Creek Formation of California. It is the type species of Sigmelasma.

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by P. Wagner on 2017-05-27

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1990Sigmelasma pantherae Potter

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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
orderOrthidaSchuchert and Cooper 1932
suborderOrthidinaSchuchert and Cooper 1932
superfamilyPlectorthoideaSchuchert and Le Vene 1929
familyWangyuiidaeZhang 1989
genusSigmelasmaPotter 1990
speciespantherae

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.

†Sigmelasma pantherae Potter 1990
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 14:11:06
Modified: 2009-04-11 14:18:14
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Llandeilian to the top of the Caradoc or 461.10000 to 449.50000 Ma

Collections (23 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Llandeilian461.1 - 458.2USA (California) Sigmelasma pantherae (100559 type locality: 100566 100567 100590 100592 100595 100596 100597 100598 100605 100608 100619 100625 100626 100627 100628 100630 100633 100643 100868 100869)
Caradoc458.2 - 449.5USA (California) Sigmelasma pantherae (69234 100618)