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Ocruranus kangerluk

Halkieriidae

Taxonomy
Ocruranus kangerluk was named by Peel (2021) [Ocruranus? kangerluk]. Its type specimen is PMU 36979, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is GGU 315045. Navarana Fjord, Lauge Koch Land, which is in a Dyeran carbonate dolomite in the Aftenstjernesø Formation of Greenland.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2021Ocruranus kangerluk Peel pp. 23 - 24 figs. 15.1-15.8
2025Ocruranus kangerluk Oh et al. p. 9

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
subphylumAculifera(Blumrich 1891)
familyHalkieriidae
subfamilyHalkieriinaePoulson 1967
genusOcruranus
specieskangerluk

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.

†Ocruranus kangerluk Peel 2021
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: grazerf
Created: 2009-09-21 20:28:04
Modified: 2009-09-21 22:28:04
Source: f = family
Reference: Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Stage 4 to the top of the Dyeran or 514.50000 to 509.70000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lenian516.0 - 508.2Greenland (Peary Land) Ocruranus kangerluk (96526)
Dyeran515.3 - 509.7Greenland (Peary Land) Ocruranus kangerluk (type locality: 210618)
Stage 4514.5 - 506.5Greenland Ocruranus kangerluk (275945)