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Silicunculus australiensis
Taxonomy
Silicunculus australiensis was named by Bengtson (1986). Its type specimen is UNEF16418, a partial skeleton (spicules), and it is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Silicunculus.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1986 | Silicunculus australiensis Bengtson p. 201 figs. 3, 11C |
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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.
†Silicunculus australiensis Bengtson 1986
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range: Mindyallan or 499.00000 to 497.00000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Mindyallan | Australia (Queensland) | Silicunculus australiensis (233863) |