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Sigapatella vertex

Gastropoda - Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae

Taxonomy
Sigapatella vertex was named by Marwick (1926). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Lorne, which is in a Kaiatan marine tuff in the Waiareka tuff Formation of New Zealand.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1926Sigapatella vertex Marwick p. 314 figs. Plate 72, Figs. 16, 17

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
orderNeotaenioglossaHaller 1882
suborderPtenoglossa(Gray 1853)
superfamilyCalyptraeoideaLamarck 1809
familyCalyptraeidaeLamarck 1809
genusSigapatella(Lesson 1830)
speciesvertex

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.

Sigapatella vertex Marwick 1926
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 07:45:38
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:46:17
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Kaiatan or 39.10000 to 36.70000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kaiatan39.1 - 36.7New Zealand (South Island) Sigapatella vertex (type locality: 205813)
Kaiatan39.1 - 36.7New Zealand Sigapatella vertex (67839)