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Zirabagtaria
Temporal range: 575-585  Ma
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Phylum:
Stem Mollusca?
Class:
Kimberellomorpha
Genus:
Zirabagtaria
Species:
Z.ovata


Zirabagtaria is an solzid kimberellomorph (stem mollusk)from the Ediacaran aged Clemente Formation in Mexico discovered by the American paleontologist Mark McMenamin along with the stem chiton Korifogrammia and various other species in 2018.[1]

Description

Zirabagtaria was oval shaped,a u shaped band defined its head, sclerites are preserved in the holotype, an asymmetrical head may be due to deformation or glide symmetry..[2][3]

Classification

Zirabagtaria was an Solzid Kimberellomorph ( related to solza) , therefore it is an stem Mollusc.

Occurrence

Zirabagtaria is known from a single specimen from the Clemente Formation in Mexico.

Species

There is a single species, Z.ovata.[1][3]

notes

1.Zirabagtaria is not always considered a valid taxon , since few researchers apart from Mark McMenamin consider it valid.

Shortcuts

1. For the pdf of deep time analysis a coherent view of the history of the life go to google scholar search for Zirabagtaria and find the title then, click on the pdf.

see also

  1. .Clemente Formation
  2. .list of Ediacaran genera
  3. .Kimberella
  4. Solza (animal)

References

[4]Fig. 1 The Cambrian Explosion: macroevolution and biomineralization

  1. ^ a b Mcmenamin, Mark (2018). Deep Time Analysis A Coherent View of the History of Life. Springer Geology. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-74256-4. ISBN 978-3-319-74255-7.
  2. ^ Mcmenamin, Mark (2018). Deep Time Analysis A Coherent View of the History of Life.
  3. ^ a b Encyclopedia of Geology. Academic Press. 16 December 2020. ISBN 978-0081029091.
  4. ^ "Kimberella — A Checkered History". 4 September 2020.