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Plumulitidae

Polychaeta - Phyllodocida - Plumulitidae

Taxonomy
Plumulitidae was named by Jell (1979).

It was assigned to Turrilepadomorpha by Adrain (1992) and Vinther et al. (2008).

Subtaxa
Compacoleus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1979Plumulitidae Jell
1992Plumulitidae Adrain p. 27
2008Plumulitidae Vinther et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumAnnelidaLamarck 1809
classPolychaetaGrube 1850
RankNameAuthor
subclassAciculataRouse and Fauchald 1997
orderPhyllodocidaDales 1962
suborderAphroditiformiaLevinsen 1883
—Machaeridia
orderTurrilepadomorpha
familyPlumulitidaeJell 1979
familyPlumulitidaeJell 1979

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.

Fm. †Plumulitidae Jell 1979
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalc
Diet: grazerc
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-21 12:29:35
Modified: 2009-09-21 14:29:35
Source: c = class
Reference: Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: Telychian or 438.50000 to 433.40000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Llandovery443.4 - 433.4USA (Alaska) Compacoleus sp. (99507)
Telychian438.5 - 433.4United Kingdom Compacoleus sp. (99376)