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Spartobranchus tenuis

Enteropneusta

Taxonomy
Spartobranchus tenuis was named by Caron et al. (2013). Its type specimen is USNM 108494 and is a compression preserving soft parts. Its type locality is Walcott Quarry, Fossil Ridge, Greater Phyllopod Bed, which is in a Delamaran deep-water shale in the Burgess Shale Formation of Canada. It is the type species of Spartobranchus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2013Spartobranchus tenuis Caron et al. p. 503 figs. 1-2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
RankNameAuthor
phylumHemichordataBateson 1885
classEnteropneusta
genusSpartobranchus
speciestenuis

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.

Spartobranchus tenuis Caron et al. 2013
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: no hard partsp
Created: 2009-12-09 12:53:05
Modified: 2009-12-13 03:50:39
Source: c = class, p = phylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range: Delamaran or 511.20000 to 506.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Delamaran511.2 - 506.5Canada (British Columbia) Spartobranchus tenuis (type locality: 121962)