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Hallucigenia sparsa

Hallucigeniidae

Taxonomy
Hallucigenia sparsa was named by Conway Morris (1977). It is not extant. It is the type species of Hallucigenia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1977Hallucigenia sparsa Conway Morris
2017Hallucigenia sparsa Caron and Aria p. 18

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
RankNameAuthor
phylumOnychophoraGrube 1853
Hallucishaniids
familyHallucigeniidae
genusHallucigenia
speciessparsa

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.

Hallucigenia sparsa Conway Morris 1977
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: actively mobileg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: grazerg
Vision: limitedg
Created: 2009-02-20 18:43:33
Modified: 2010-08-27 02:21:25
Source: g = genus
Reference: Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: base of the Nangaoian to the top of the Delamaran or 521.00000 to 505.30000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Nangaoian521.0 - 514.5China (Yunnan) Hallucigenia sparsa (234720)
Delamaran509.7 - 505.3Canada (British Columbia) Hallucigenia sparsa (84421 84423 84424 84425 84426 84428)