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Scenella amii

Tergomya - Scenellidae

Taxonomy
Metoptoma amii was named by Matthew (1902). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Scenella amii by Resser (1938).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Entered
by P. Wagner on 2011-09-11

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1902Metoptoma amii Matthew p. 111 figs. pl. 1 f. 12
1938Scenella amii Resser p. 19

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classTergomya
superfamilyScenelloideaMiller 1889
familyScenellidae
genusScenellaBillings 1872
speciesamii()

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.

Scenella amii Matthew 1902
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 1.0 to < 10f
Adult width: 0.1 to < 1.0f
Adult height: 0.1 to < 1.0f
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: grazerg
Vision: blindf
Created: 2009-04-21 09:41:17
Modified: 2009-09-21 14:42:25
Source: g = genus, f = family
Reference: Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the St Davids to the top of the Delamaran or 506.50000 to 505.30000 Ma

Collections (26 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Delamaran509.7 - 505.3Canada (British Columbia) Scenella amii (84412 84413 84414 84415 84416 84417 84418 84420 84421 84422 84423 84424 84425 84426 84427 84428 84429 84430 84431 84432 84433 84434 84435 84437 121959)
St Davids506.5 - 497.0Canada (British Columbia) Scenella amii (122094)