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Alaskadiscus spinosus

Agnostida - Yukoniidae

Taxonomy
Neocobboldia spinosa was named by Palmer (1968). It is the type species of Alaskadiscus.

It was recombined as Alaskadiscus spinosus by Zhang et al. (1980).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1968Neocobboldia spinosa Palmer pp. B34-B35 figs. Plate 2, figures 7-13; text figure 3
1980Alaskadiscus spinosus Zhang et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
orderAgnostidaSalter 1864
suborderEodiscina
familyYukoniidaeZhang 1980
genusAlaskadiscusZhang 1980
speciesspinosus()

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.

Alaskadiscus spinosus Palmer 1968
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: slow-movingo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: detritivoreo
Created: 2004-02-29 09:55:43
Modified: 2018-11-10 16:55:31
Source: o = order
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Botomian to the top of the Toyonian or 516.00000 to 510.20000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Botomian - Toyonian516.0 - 510.2USA (Alaska) Neocobboldia spinosa (225079 225080 225081)