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Aspidella
Taxonomy
Aspidella was named by Billings (1872). It is considered to be a form taxon.
It was assigned to Metazoa by Mayoral et al. (2004); to Cnidaria by Hofmann et al. (2008); and to Problematica by Erwin et al. (2011).
It was assigned to Metazoa by Mayoral et al. (2004); to Cnidaria by Hofmann et al. (2008); and to Problematica by Erwin et al. (2011).
Species
A. costata, A. hatyspytia, A. terranovica (syn. Cyclomedusa gigantea, Cyclomedusa delicata, Jampolium wyrzhykoowskii, Tateana inflata, Beltanella gilesi, Cyclomedusa davidi, Glaessneria imperfecta, Vendella larini, Irridinitus multiradiatus, Protodipleurosoma wardi, Ediacaria flindersi, Cyclomedusa radiata, Cyclomedusa plana, Spriggia wadeae, Madigania annulata, Paliella patelliformis, Cyclomedusa minima, Medusinites patellaris, Tirasiana concentralis, Tirasiana disciformis, Charniodiscus planus, Planomedusites patellaris, Tirasiana coniformis, Paramedusium africanum, Protodipleurosoma rugulosum), Cyclomedusa serebrina, Eoporpita medusa
Species lacking formal opinion data
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1872 | Aspidella Billings |
| 1947 | Cyclomedusa Sprigg p. 220 figs. Plate III, Fig. 1 |
| 1972 | Eoporpita Wade |
| 2002 | Cyclomedusa Sepkoski |
| 2002 | Eoporpita Sepkoski |
| 2004 | Aspidella Mayoral et al. p. 194 |
| 2004 | Cyclomedusa Mayoral et al. p. 194 |
| 2008 | Aspidella Hofmann et al. p. 9 |
| 2011 | Aspidella Erwin et al. pp. SOM 16 |
| 2011 | Eoporpita Erwin et al. pp. SOM 16 |
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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.
G. †Aspidella Billings 1872
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†Aspidella costata Vodanjuk 1989
†Aspidella hatyspytia Vodanjuk 1989
†Aspidella terranovica Billings 1872
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Invalid names: Beltanella gilesi Sprigg 1947 [synonym], Charniodiscus planus Sokolov 1972 [synonym], Cyclomedusa davidi Sprigg 1947 [synonym], Cyclomedusa delicata Fedonkin 1981 [synonym], Cyclomedusa gigantea Sprigg 1949 [synonym], Cyclomedusa minima Fedonkin 1981 [synonym], Cyclomedusa plana Glaessner and Wade 1966 [synonym], Cyclomedusa radiata Sprigg 1949 [synonym], Ediacaria flindersi Sprigg 1947 [synonym], Glaessneria imperfecta Gureev 1987 [synonym], Irridinitus multiradiatus Fedonkin 1983 [synonym], Jampolium wyrzhykoowskii Gureev 1988 [synonym], Madigania annulata Sprigg 1949 [synonym], Medusinites patellaris Sokolov 1972 [synonym], Paliella patelliformis Fedonkin 1980 [synonym], Paramedusium africanum Gurich 1933 [synonym], Planomedusites patellaris Sokolov 1972 [synonym], Protodipleurosoma rugulosum Fedonkin 1980 [synonym], Protodipleurosoma wardi Sprigg 1949 [synonym], Spriggia wadeae Sun 1986 [synonym], Tateana inflata Sprigg 1949 [synonym], Tirasiana concentralis Bekker 1977 [synonym], Tirasiana coniformis Palij 1976 [synonym], Tirasiana disciformis Palij 1976 [synonym], Vendella larini Gureev 1987 [synonym]
Invalid names: Cyclomedusa Sprigg 1947 [synonym], Eoporpita Wade 1972 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range: base of the Cryogenian to the top of the Atdabanian or 720.00000 to 516.00000 Ma
Collections (95 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Cryogenian | Kazakhstan | A. terranovica (140176) | |
| Wonokan | Argentina | A. sp. (201679 201680) | |
| Ediacaran | Australia (South Australia) | A. sp. (89838 236926 236929 237279 237280) A. terranovica (191905) Cyclomedusa davidi, Cyclomedusa plana, Cyclomedusa gigantea, Spriggia wadeae (6852) Cyclomedusa sp. (10280) Ediacaria flindersi, Beltanella gilesi, Cyclomedusa davidi, Cyclomedusa plana, Cyclomedusa radiata (89842) Eoporpita sp., A. sp. (191896 191904) | |
| Ediacaran | Russian Federation | A. sp. (191891) A. terranovica (237737 237738) Cyclomedusa sp. (10759 10773) Cyclomedusa sp., Eoporpita sp. (51904 51906) Ediacaria flindersi, Cyclomedusa davidi, Protodipleurosoma wardi, Paliella patelliformis, Irridinitus multiradiatus, Eoporpita medusa (237031) | |
| Ediacaran | Norway (Finnmark Fylke) | Cyclomedusa sp. (10248) | |
| Ediacaran | Canada (Nova Scotia) | A. sp. (169292) | |
| Ediacaran | Canada (Northwest Territories) | A. sp. (231367 231368) A. terranovica (10433) | |
| Ediacaran | Brazil (Ceará) | A. sp. (237508) Ediacaria flindersi, Cyclomedusa davidi (236885) | |
| Ediacaran | United Kingdom (England) | Cyclomedusa davidi (10287) | |
| Ediacaran | USA (Massachusetts) | A. terranovica (231436) | |
| Ediacaran | Norway | Cyclomedusa sp. (51870) | |
| Ediacaran | Mexico (Sonora) | Cyclomedusa plana (113595) | |
| Ediacaran | USA (North Carolina) | A. sp. (231422) A. terranovica (90739) | |
| Ediacaran | China (Hubei) | A. sp. (235125) | |
| Ediacaran | Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) | A. sp. (89095 191945 191946 236918) A. terranovica (80322 80323 80325 80328 80329 80330 80331 80332 80333 80335 80337 80338 80339 80342 80343 80345 80346 80347 80348 80349 80350 80351 80354 97587 160728) | |
| Ediacaran | Namibia (Southeastern Namibia) | A. sp. (89797) | |
| Ediacaran | India | Cyclomedusa sp. (99448) | |
| Ediacaran | Namibia (Southwestern Namibia ) | A. sp. (89796) | |
| Ediacaran | Australia (Northwest Territories) | A. plexus (234667) | |
| Ediacaran | Russian Federation (Sakha) | Cyclomedusa sp., Ediacaria flindersi, Paliella patelliformis, A. costata, A. hatyspytia (99226) | |
| Ediacaran | Canada (British Columbia) | A. terranovica (231439 237518 237520 237524) Cyclomedusa davidi (10534) | |
| Ediacaran | Russian Federation (Arkhangelsk) | A. sp. (191887 191889 191890) Cyclomedusa davidi (237291) Cyclomedusa sp. (91643) Cyclomedusa sp., Eoporpita sp. (91641 91642 91644) | |
| Ediacaran | Namibia | A. sp. (236923) Cyclomedusa sp. (7910) | |
| Vendian - Poundian | Canada (Northwest Territories) | Cyclomedusa sp., Eoporpita sp. (10345) | |
| Wonokan - Poundian | Canada (Northwest Territories) | Cyclomedusa plana (10343) Cyclomedusa sp., Beltanella gilesi (10347) Cyclomedusa sp., Cyclomedusa plana (10346) | |
| Wonokan - Poundian | Canada (Yukon) | Beltanella gilesi (10356) Beltanella gilesi, Spriggia wadeae (10362) Cyclomedusa plana (10360) Ediacaria flindersi (10355) | |
| Atdabanian | USA (California) | Tirasiana disciformis (9124) | |
| Atdabanian | Norway | Cyclomedusa sp. (51876) |