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Karakhtia nessovi

Vendiamorpha

Taxonomy
Karakhtia nessovi was named by Ivantsov et al. (2004). Its type specimen is PIN, no. 4852/250 and is a compression preserving soft parts. Its type locality is Karakhta River, which is in an Ediacaran deltaic sandstone in the Verkhovka Formation of the Russian Federation. It is the type species of Karakhtia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2004Karakhtia nessovi Ivantsov et al. p. 5 figs. pl. 1 f. 13-14; txt. f. 4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumProarticulata
classVendiamorphaFedonkin 1985
RankNameAuthor
genusKarakhtia
speciesnessovi

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.

†Karakhtia nessovi Ivantsov et al. 2004
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: Ediacaran or 635.00000 to 538.80000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ediacaran635.0 - 538.8Russian Federation Karakhtia nessovi (type locality: 237149)