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Spriggina floundersi

Cephalozoa

Taxonomy
Spriggina floundersi was named by Glaessner (1958). Its type specimen is SAM P18887 and is an impression.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
S. borealis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1958Spriggina floundersi Glaessner

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumProarticulata
classCephalozoaIvantsov 2004
RankNameAuthor
genusSprigginaGlaessner 1958
speciesfloundersiGlaessner 1958

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.

†Spriggina floundersi Glaessner 1958
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: no hard partsg
Environment: inner shelf, marineg
Locomotion: stationaryg
Life habit: low-level epifaunalg
Diet: osmotrophg
Created: 2009-10-13 07:00:22
Modified: 2009-10-13 09:00:22
Source: g = genus
Reference: Fedonkin et al. 2007

Age range: Ediacaran or 635.00000 to 541.00000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ediacaran635.0 - 541.0Australia (South Australia) Spriggina floundersi (89842 182665 191896)