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Brooksella
Taxonomy
Brooksella was named by Bassler (1941). Its type is Brooksella alternata.
It was assigned to Ichnofossils by Hantzschel (1975); and to Protospongiidae by Ciampaglio et al. (2006).
It was assigned to Ichnofossils by Hantzschel (1975); and to Protospongiidae by Ciampaglio et al. (2006).
Species
B. alternata (syn. B. confusa, Laotira cambria) (type species)
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1896 | Laotira Walcott p. 613 figs. pl. 32, figs. 1-8 |
| 1941 | Brooksella Bassler |
| 1975 | Brooksella Hantzschel |
| 2006 | Brooksella Ciampaglio et al. |
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G. †Brooksella Bassler 1941
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†Brooksella alternata Walcott 1896
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Invalid names: Brooksella confusa Walcott 1896 [objective synonym], Laotira cambria Walcott 1896 [objective synonym]
Invalid names: Laotira Walcott 1896 [objective synonym]
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| W. Hantzschel 1975 | Stellate disclike structure, 7 cm in its major diameter; consisting of 8 to 10 radiating lobes of fairly equal size, rather uniformly arranged, terminating with a distinct edge; most lobes with a few radial grooves. |
Measurements
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Collections (6 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Ediacaran | Namibia | B. sp. (7910) | |
| Cambrian | USA (Georgia) | B. alternata (164675) | |
| Delamaran | USA (Utah) | B. sp. (8588 77218) | |
| Middle Cambrian | USA (Georgia) | B. alternata (174919) | |
| Tremadoc | Argentina | B. sp. (8900) |