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Rugoconites enigmaticus

Taxonomy
Rugoconites enigmaticus was named by Glaessner and Wade (1966). Its type specimen is P13781 and is an impression. Its type locality is Ediacara Range, which is in an Ediacaran open shallow subtidal sandstone in the Rawnsley Quartzite Formation of Australia. It is the type species of Rugoconites.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1966Rugoconites enigmaticus Glaessner and Wade p. 611 figs. pl. 100, Figs. 2-3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
RankNameAuthor
genusRugoconites
speciesenigmaticus

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.

Rugoconites enigmaticus Glaessner and Wade 1966
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: no hard partsg
Environment: marineg
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yesp
Life habit: low-level epifaunalg
Diet: osmotrophg
Vision: blindp
Created: 2009-10-13 08:29:14
Modified: 2009-10-13 10:29:14
Source: g = genus, p = phylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Fedonkin et al. 2007

Age range: Ediacaran or 635.00000 to 538.80000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ediacaran635.0 - 538.8Australia (South Australia) Rugoconites enigmaticus (10280 type locality: 89842 182665 182666 236934)