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Igorella minuta

Helcionelloida - Helcionellida - Helcionellidae

Taxonomy
Igorella minuta was named by Feng et al. (2000). Its type specimen is NIGP 132057, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Yulu, Huize, which is in a Meishucunian/Nemakit-Daldynian marine phosphorite in the Zhujiaqing Formation of China.

It was synonymized subjectively with Xianfengella prima by Parkhaev and Demidenko (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2000Igorella minuta Feng et al.
2023Igorella minuta Wagner p. 5762

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classHelcionelloidaPeel 1991
orderHelcionellida
superfamilyHelcionelloidea(Wenz 1938)
familyHelcionellidae
genusIgorella
speciesminuta

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.

Igorella minuta Feng et al. 2000
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Entire body: yess
Adult length: 1.0 to < 10s
Adult width: 0.1 to < 1.0s
Adult height: 0.1 to < 1.0s
Thickness: thins
Folds: nones
Ribbing: minors
Spines: nones
Internal reinforcement: nones
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: slow-movingf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: detritivoref
Vision: limitedc
Comments: DIMENSIONS & MORPHOLOGY: From Feng et al. (2000).s
Created: 2009-03-03 21:20:42
Modified: 2009-03-03 23:20:42
Source: s = species, f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Hendy 2009, Feng et al. 2000

Age range: base of the Meishucunian to the top of the Nemakit-Daldynian or 530.70000 to 525.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Meishucunian - Nemakit-Daldynian530.7 - 525.5China (Yunnan) Igorella minuta (type locality: 87093)