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Amplectobelua stephenensis

Radiodonta - Amplectobeluidae

Taxonomy
Amplectobelua stephenensis was named by Daley and Budd (2010). Its type specimen is ROM 59492 and is a compression preserving soft parts. It is the type species of Amplectobelua.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2010Amplectobelua stephenensis Daley and Budd p. 726 figs. 3-4
2020Amplectobelua stephenensis Lerosey-Aubril et al. p. 504

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
RankNameAuthor
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
orderRadiodontaCollins 1996
familyAmplectobeluidae
genusAmplectobeluaHou et al. 1995
speciesstephenensis

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.

Amplectobelua stephenensis Daley and Budd 2010
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calciteo
Adult height: 10^4 to < 10^5o
Locomotion: actively mobileg
Life habit: nektonicg
Diet: carnivoreg
Created: 2009-02-20 18:44:07
Modified: 2010-02-10 13:25:57
Source: g = genus, o = order
References: Bambach et al. 2007, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Delamaran to the top of the Marjumian or 511.20000 to 497.00000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Delamaran511.2 - 506.5Canada (British Columbia) Amplectobelua stephenensis (121959)
Marjumian504.5 - 497.0USA (Utah) Amplectobelua stephenensis (228654 230682)