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Spinofenestella absoluta

Stenolaemata - Cryptostomata - Fenestellidae

Taxonomy
Spinofenestella absoluta was named by Gorjunova and Morozova (1979). Its type specimen is PIN 2287/310 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Tumen-Ul'dzei-Ula Mountain, 70 km SW of Khan-Bogdo Mountain, which is in a Wordian marine horizon in the Tsagan-Ula Formation of Mongolia.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1979Spinofenestella absoluta Gorjunova and Morozova p. 61 figs. Pl 18, fig 2
1991Spinofenestella absoluta Morozova p. 87 figs. Pl 20, fig 1

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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
genusSpinofenestella
speciesabsoluta

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.

Spinofenestella absoluta Gorjunova and Morozova 1979
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitef
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryc
Attached: yesc
Life habit: epifaunalp
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2008-02-27 02:34:38
Modified: 2008-02-27 04:34:38
Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Smith et al. 2006, Kiessling 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: Wordian or 266.90000 to 264.28000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Mongolia Spinofenestella absoluta (type locality: 109034)