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Postacanthella elegans

Helcionelloida - Helcionellidae

Taxonomy
Postacanthella elegans was named by Xing et al. (1984) [Postacanthella elegans Yue in Xing, Ding, Luo, He & Wang 1984]. It is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Postacanthella.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1984Postacanthella elegans Xing et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classHelcionelloidaPeel 1991
familyHelcionellidae
genusPostacanthella
specieselegans

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Postacanthella elegans Xing et al. 1984
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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
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: slow-movingf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: detritivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-06-11 17:55:39
Modified: 2009-10-09 12:02:54
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Meishucunian or 530.70000 to 521.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Meishucunian530.7 - 521.0China (Shaanxi) Postacanthella elegans (107775)