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Ansella jemtlandica

Conodonta - Belodellida - Ansellidae

Taxonomy
Belodella jemtlandica was named by Löfgren (1978). It is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Ansella.

It was recombined as Ansella jemtlandica by Fåhræus and Hunter (1985) and Zhen et al. (2009).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
A. fenxiangensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1978Belodella jemtlandica Löfgren p. 46 figs. pl. 15, figs 1-8, fig. 24A-D
1985Ansella jemtlandica Fåhræus and Hunter
2009Ansella jemtlandica Zhen et al. pp. 29 - 30 figs. 2A-I

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumConodontophorida()
RankNameAuthor
classConodontaPander 1856
orderBelodellida
familyAnsellidaeFåhræus and Hunter 1985
genusAnsella
speciesjemtlandica(Löfgren 1978)

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.

†Ansella jemtlandica Löfgren 1978
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatitec
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: nektonicc
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-02-03 07:48:42
Modified: 2010-02-12 04:00:46
Source: c = class
Reference: Aberhan 1992

Age range: base of the Floian to the top of the Katian or 477.70000 to 445.20000 Ma

Collections (49 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Ordovician485.4 - 470.0Canada (British Columbia) Ansella jemtlandica (177772)
Floian477.7 - 470.0Peru Ansella jemtlandica (210687)
Middle Ordovician470.0 - 458.4Canada (British Columbia) Ansella jemtlandica (177787)
Middle Ordovician470.0 - 458.4Malaysia Ansella jemtlandica (186194)
Darriwilian467.3 - 458.4Argentina Ansella jemtlandica (210374 210376 210377 210378 210388 210390 210391 210392 210416 210420 210423 210433 210451 210452 210453 210456 210459 210460)
Darriwilian467.3 - 458.4Canada (British Columbia) Ansella jemtlandica (177966)
Darriwilian467.3 - 458.4New Zealand Ansella jemtlandica (210504 210505)
Darriwilian467.3 - 458.4China (Guizhou) Ansella jemtlandica (222778 222779)
Aluoja - Aseri466.0 - 460.9Sweden Ansella jemtlandica (210650 210651 210652)
Sandbian458.4 - 453.0China Ansella jemtlandica (203614)
Late/Upper Ordovician458.4 - 443.8Malaysia Ansella jemtlandica (186204 186205 186208 186210 186218 186219)
Late/Upper Ordovician458.4 - 443.8Canada (British Columbia) Ansella jemtlandica (177795 177796 177797 177798 177800)
Katian453.0 - 445.2China (Guizhou) Ansella jemtlandica (222781 222782 222783 222784 222785 222786 222787)