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Skioldia aldna

Artiopoda

Taxonomy
Skioldia aldna was named by Hou and Bergström (1997). It is not extant. Its type locality is Maotianshan, unit M2, which is in an Atdabanian marginal marine mudstone in the Qiongzhusi Formation of China. It is the type species of Skioldia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1997Skioldia aldna Hou and Bergström

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
RankNameAuthor
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
subclassConcilitergaHou and Bergström 1997
genusSkioldia
speciesaldna

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Skioldia aldna Hou and Bergström 1997
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: passively mobileg
Life habit: semi-infaunalg
Diet: deposit feederg
Vision: well-developedg
Created: 2009-02-20 18:58:02
Modified: 2010-08-23 04:41:32
Source: g = genus
Reference: Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: Atdabanian or 521.00000 to 516.00000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0China (Guizhou) Skioldia aldna (86849)
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0China (Yunnan) Skioldia aldna (type locality: 96402)
Nangaoian521.0 - 514.5China (Yunnan) Skioldia aldna (132327)