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Archaeospira avalonensis

Helcionelloida - Helcionellida - Helcionellidae

Taxonomy
Archaeospira avalonensis was named by Landing et al. (1989). It is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1989Archaeospira avalonensis Landing et al. p. 757 figs. figs. 8.7, 8.10-8.12

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classHelcionelloidaPeel 1991
orderHelcionellida
familyHelcionellidae
genusArchaeospira
speciesavalonensis

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.

Archaeospira avalonensis Landing et al. 1989
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 1.0 to < 10g
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10g
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10g
Thickness: thing
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: noneg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: slow-movingf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: detritivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-03-16 08:20:39
Modified: 2009-04-21 13:57:11
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Gubanov et al. 2004, Hendy 2009

Age range: Tommotian or 525.50000 to 521.00000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tommotian525.5 - 521.0Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) Archaeospira avalonensis (87332 87334 87353)