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Dickinsonia costata

Taxonomy
Dickinsonia costata was named by Sprigg (1947). Its type specimen is SAM 13760 and is an impression. It is the type species of Dickinsonia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1947Dickinsonia costata Sprigg pp. p. 221 figs. pl. 7, Fig. 2
1955Dickinsonia costata Harrington and Moore

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—Dickinsoniomorpha
RankNameAuthor
genusDickinsoniaSprigg 1947
speciescostataSprigg 1947

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.

†Dickinsonia costata Sprigg 1947
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: no hard partsg
Environment: inner shelf, marineg
Locomotion: slow-movingg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: osmotrophg
Created: 2009-10-12 10:28:56
Modified: 2009-10-12 12:28:56
Source: g = genus
Reference: Fedonkin et al. 2007

Age range: Vendian or 635.00000 to 541.00000 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ediacaran635.0 - 541.0Russian Federation Dickinsonia costata (10255 10773 10774 191891)
Ediacaran635.0 - 541.0Russian Federation (Arkhangelsk) Dickinsonia costata (191887)
Ediacaran635.0 - 541.0Australia (South Australia) Dickinsonia costata (10280 89834 89836 89838 89842 191896 194102)
Vendian635.0 - 541.0Russian Federation Dickinsonia costata (228550)