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Kimberella
Taxonomy
Kimberella was named by Glaessner (1959) [Sepkoski's age data: V u]. Its type is Kimberia quadrata.
It was assigned to Mollusca by Fedonkin and Waggoner (1997); to Medusae by Sepkoski (2002); to Kimberellomorpha by Erwin et al. (2011); and to Bilateralomorpha by Grazhdankin (2014).
It was assigned to Mollusca by Fedonkin and Waggoner (1997); to Medusae by Sepkoski (2002); to Kimberellomorpha by Erwin et al. (2011); and to Bilateralomorpha by Grazhdankin (2014).
Species
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1959 | Kimberella Glaessner |
| 1966 | Kimberia Glaessner and Wade p. 611 |
| 1997 | Kimberella Fedonkin and Waggoner pp. 868-871 figs. 1-2 |
| 2002 | Kimberella Sepkoski |
| 2011 | Kimberella Erwin et al. |
| 2014 | Kimberella Grazhdankin p. 272 |
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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. †Kimberella Glaessner 1959
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†Kimberella persii Vaziri et al. 2018
†Kimberella quadrata Glaessner and Wade 1966
Invalid names: Kimberia Glaessner and Wade 1966 [replaced]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range: Vendian or 635.00000 to 538.80000 Ma
Collections (23 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Ediacaran | Russian Federation | K. quadrata (191891 237149) K. sp. (10773 51904 51906) | |
| Ediacaran | Iran | K. persii (195101 195106 195107) | |
| Ediacaran | Brazil (Ceará) | K. quadrata (237506) | |
| Ediacaran | Russian Federation (Arkhangelsk) | K. quadrata (191887 191889 191890 207834 236886 237633) K. sp. (91644) | |
| Ediacaran | India | K. sp. (99446) | |
| Ediacaran | Australia (South Australia) | K. quadrata (182665) K. sp. (89836 191896 191904) Kimberia quadrata (89842) | |
| Vendian | Russian Federation | K. quadrata (179419) |