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Yukonensis yukonensis

Archaeocyatha - Capsulocyathida - Fransuasaecyathidae

Taxonomy
Acanthopyrgus yukonensis was named by Handfield (1967) [Lower Cambrian; Alaska, British Columbia]. Its type locality is Mackenzie Mountains, which is in a Botomian marine limestone in Canada. It is the type species of Acanthopyrgus, Yukonensis.

It was recombined as Yukonensis yukonensis by Debrenne et al. (2015).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1967Acanthopyrgus yukonensis Handfield p. 209 figs. 1; 23: 1-8
2015Yukonensis yukonensis Debrenne et al. p. 1030

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classArchaeocyatha(Vologdin 1937)
orderCapsulocyathidaZhuravleva 1964
RankNameAuthor
suborderCapsulocyathinaZhuravelva 1964
familyFransuasaecyathidaeDebrenne 1964
genusYukonensisOzdikmen 2009
speciesyukonensis(Handfield 1967)

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.

Yukonensis yukonensis Handfield 1967
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: stationaryp
Attached: yesp
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalp
Diet: suspension feederp
Vision: blindp
Created: 2009-05-09 19:07:07
Modified: 2009-10-06 09:36:25
Source: p = phylum
References: Bambach et al. 2007, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Atdabanian to the top of the Botomian or 521.00000 to 512.90000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0Canada (Yukon) Acanthopyrgus yukonensis (49052)
Botomian516.0 - 512.9Canada (British Columbia) Acanthopyrgus yukonensis (81083)
Botomian516.0 - 512.9Canada (Northwest Territories) Acanthopyrgus yukonensis (80957)
Botomian516.0 - 512.9Canada (Yukon) Acanthopyrgus yukonensis (type locality: 9819)