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Gruntallina triangularis

Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Athyrididae

Taxonomy
Comelicania triangularis was named by Grunt (1965). Its type specimen is PIN 2073/551 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Dorasham, Comelicania Beds, Dzhulfa Gorge, Arax River, which is in a Changhsingian marine horizon in the Ali Bashi Formation of Azerbaijan.

It was recombined as Gruntallina triangularis by Waterhouse and Gupta (1986).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1965Comelicania triangularis Grunt p. 252 figs. Pl 44, figs 5,6; text-figs 47,48
1986Gruntallina triangularis Waterhouse and Gupta p. 51

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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
orderAthyrididaBoucot et al. 1964
suborderAthyrididinaBoucot et al. 1964
superfamilyAthyridoideaMcCoy 1844
familyAthyrididaeMcCoy 1841
subfamilyComelicaniinaeMerla 1930
genusGruntallina
speciestriangularis()

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height214.614.015.214.60.849

Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationarysubo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: low-level epifaunalsubo
Diet: suspension feedersubo
Vision: blindc
Created: 2018-11-10 18:06:04
Modified: 2018-11-10 18:06:04
Source: subo = suborder, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Changhsingian or 254.17000 to 252.17000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17Iran Comelicania triangularis (118284)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17Azerbaijan Comelicania triangularis (110692 110718 116756)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17Armenia Comelicania triangularis (110751)