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Windermeria aitkeni

Taxonomy
Windermeria aitkeni was named by Narbonne (1994). Its type specimen is GSC 102374 and is an impression. Its type locality is Windermeria aitkeni, Blueflower Fm.., - Narbonne 1994, which is in an Ediacaran offshore mudstone/sandstone in the Blueflower Formation of Canada. It is the type species of Windermeria.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1994Windermeria aitkeni Narbonne

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—Dickinsoniomorpha
RankNameAuthor
genusWindermeria
speciesaitkeniNarbonne 1994

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.

†Windermeria aitkeni Narbonne 1994
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: no hard partsg
Environment: outer shelf, marineg
Locomotion: stationaryg
Life habit: low-level epifaunalg
Diet: osmotrophg
Created: 2009-10-13 08:34:36
Modified: 2009-10-13 10:34:36
Source: g = genus
Reference: Fedonkin et al. 2007

Age range: Ediacaran or 635.00000 to 541.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ediacaran635.0 - 541.0Canada (Northwest Territories) Windermeria aitkeni (type locality: 10433)