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Cambrospira sinensis

Helcionelloida - Helcionellida - Coreospiridae

Taxonomy
Cambrospira sinensis was named by Yü (1979). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Truncatoconus yichangen - Cambrospira sisensi assemblage, Yangtze Gorge, Yichang, which is in a Tommotian carbonate phosphorite in the Huangshandong Formation of China. It is the type species of Cambrospira.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1979Cambrospira sinensis pp. 244

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classHelcionelloidaPeel 1991
orderHelcionellida
familyCoreospiridae
genusCambrospira
speciessinensis

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 1.0 to < 10f
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10f
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: slow-movingo
Life habit: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: detritivoreo
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-06-11 19:45:54
Modified: 2009-06-11 21:45:54
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Tommotian or 525.50000 to 521.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tommotian525.5 - 521.0China (Hubei) Cambrospira sinensis (type locality: 56808)