Zirabagtaria
Temporal range: 575-585  Ma
Reconstruction of Clementechiton
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Phylum:
Stem Mollusca?
Class:
Kimberellomorpha
Genus:
Zirabagtaria
Species:
Z.ovata
Reconstruction of Palankiras, an possible early arthropod from the same formation

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 Aculiferan Korifogrammia and various other species in 2018.[1][2]

Description

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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..[3][4]

Classification

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

Occurrence

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Zirabagtaria is known from a single specimen from the Clemente Formation in Mexico.[1]

Species

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There is a single species, Z.ovata.[1][4]

notes

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  • Zirabagtaria is not always considered a valid taxon , since few researchers apart from Mark McMenamin consider it valid.
  • Also in zoobank (and gbif).

see also

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  1. .Clemente Formation
  2. .Kimberella
  3. Solza (animal)
  4. Mark McMenamin
  5. Ediacaran biota
  6. Ediacaran

References

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[5]Fig. 1 The Cambrian Explosion: macroevolution and biomineralization[2]

  1. ^ a b c 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. ^ a b (YouTube video[Channel:Mark McMenamin])Chitons and the origin of eyes
  3. ^ Mcmenamin, Mark (2018). Deep Time Analysis A Coherent View of the History of Life.
  4. ^ a b Encyclopedia of Geology. Academic Press. 16 December 2020. ISBN 978-0081029091.
  5. ^ "Kimberella — A Checkered History". 4 September 2020.