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Botsfordia paucigranulata

Lingulata - Lingulida - Botsfordiidae

Taxonomy
Botsfordia paucigranulata was named by Poulsen (1960). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Gara Bouya Ali, which is in a Cambrian marine ironstone in Mauritania.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1960Botsfordia paucigranulata Poulsen p. 8 figs. Pl 2, figs 1-3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
RankNameAuthor
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumLinguliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classLingulataGorjansky and Popov 1985
orderLingulidaWaagen 1885
superfamilyAcrotheloidea
familyBotsfordiidae
genusBotsfordia
speciespaucigranulata

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.

Botsfordia paucigranulata Poulsen 1960
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphatico
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 1.0 to < 10g
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10g
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yeso
Life habit: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-04-15 12:28:15
Modified: 2009-06-02 15:39:41
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Early/Lower Cambrian or 538.80000 to 509.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Cambrian538.8 - 509.0Mauritania Botsfordia paucigranulata (type locality: 209266)