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Cloudina carinata

Cloudinidae

Taxonomy
Cloudina carinata was named by Cortijo et al. (2010). It is not extant. Its type locality is Membrillar, Estena River, which is in an Ediacaran marine limestone in the Villarta Formation of Spain.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2010Cloudina carinata Cortijo et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
familyCloudinidae
RankNameAuthor
genusCloudinaGerms 1972
speciescarinata

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.

Cloudina carinata Cortijo et al. 2010
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calciteg
Environment: inner shelf, marineg
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yesg
Life habit: low-level epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Created: 2009-10-12 14:54:33
Modified: 2012-01-19 04:36:51
Source: g = genus
Reference: Fedonkin et al. 2007

Age range: Ediacaran or 635.00000 to 538.80000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ediacaran635.0 - 538.8Spain Cloudina carinata (type locality: 99293)
Ediacaran - Fortunian635.0 - 529.0Spain Cloudina carinata (205645)