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Cowiella verrucata

Palaeoscolecida

Taxonomy
Cowiella verrucata was named by Hinz (1987). Its type specimen is UB 44, an other, and it is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Rushton, which is in an Atdabanian carbonate limestone in the Lower Comley Formation of the United Kingdom.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1987Cowiella verrucata Hinz pp. 78 - 79 figs. pl. 4 f. 7-10; pl. 5 f. 17

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
phylumScalidophora(Lemburg 1995)
RankNameAuthor
phylumPriapulidaThéel 1906
—Palaeoscolecidomorpha
classPalaeoscolecidaConway-Morris and Robison 1986
genusCowiella
speciesverrucata

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.

†Cowiella verrucata Hinz 1987
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: no hard partsp
Locomotion: facultatively mobilep
Life habit: shallow infaunalp
Diet: carnivorep
Vision: blindc
Created: 2010-02-15 01:02:44
Modified: 2010-02-15 03:02:44
Source: c = class, p = phylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Branchian to the top of the Atdabanian or 516.20000 to 516.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0United Kingdom (England) Cowiella verrucata (type locality: 79933)
Branchian516.2 - 506.5United Kingdom (England) Cowiella verrucata (79928)