†Ovatoscutum Glaessner and Wade 1966
Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.
Full reference: M. F. Glaessner and M. Wade. 1966. The late Precambrian fossils from Ediacara, South Australia. Palaeontology 9(4):599-628
Parent taxon: Cephalozoa according to A. Ivantsov et al. 2019
See also Erwin et al. 2011 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Andiva, Archaeaspinus, Cephalonega, Cyanorus, Ivovicia, Lossinia, Marywadea, Podolimirus, Praecambridium, Spriggina, Tamga, Yorgia
Subtaxa: Ovatoscutum concentricum
Type: Ovatoscutum concentricum
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal osmotroph
Distribution:
• Vendian of the Russian Federation (1 collection)
• Ediacaran of Australia (1), the Russian Federation (3)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.