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Galeactena hemispherica

Scleroctenophora

Taxonomy
Galeactena hemispherica was named by Ou et al. (2015). Its type specimen is ELI-JSCT0001 and is a compression preserving soft parts. It is the type species of Galeactena.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2015Galeactena hemispherica Ou et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Eumetazoa
—Triploblastica
phylumCtenophoraEschscholtz 1829
RankNameAuthor
classScleroctenophora
genusGaleactena
specieshemispherica

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.

†Galeactena hemispherica Ou et al. 2015
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Life habit: nektonicp
Diet: carnivorep
Created: 2009-09-21 12:58:54
Modified: 2009-09-21 14:58:54
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: Early/Lower Cambrian or 538.80000 to 506.50000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Cambrian538.8 - 506.5China (Yunnan) Galeactena hemispherica (225156 225157)