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Vidalopalla verrucata

Taxonomy
Kildinosphaera verrucata was named by Riedman and Porter (2016). Its type specimen is Specimen E74-02: V j47 from the Ekkemy Formation; Vidal (1981a:26-30; Fig. 13:A-D)., a marine palyn, and it is a compression fossil. It is the type species of Vidalopalla.

It was recombined as Vidalopalla verrucata by Riedman and Porter (2016).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1983Kildinosphaera verrucata Vidal and Siedlecka p. 62 fig. 5C
2016Kildinosphaera verrucata Riedman and Porter p. 62 fig. 5C
2016Vidalopalla verrucata Riedman and Porter p. 875 figs. Figure 11.3, 11.4, 11.8

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
—AcritarchaEvitt 1963
RankNameAuthor
genusVidalopalla
speciesverrucata()

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.

†Vidalopalla verrucata Riedman and Porter 2016
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Environment: marineuc
Diet: "photoautotroph"uc
Created: 2026-03-25 11:23:14
Modified: 2026-03-25 11:23:14
Source: uc = unranked clade
Reference: Shu et al. 2025

Age range: base of the Stenian to the top of the Tonian or 1200.00000 to 720.00000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Stenian1200.0 - 1000.0Canada (Nunavut) Vidalopalla verrucata (221355)
Tonian1000.0 - 720.0Canada (Northwest Territories) Kildinosphaera verrucata (614 227977)
Tonian1000.0 - 720.0Australia (South Australia) Vidalopalla verrucata (238051 238057 238058)
Tonian1000.0 - 720.0USA (Arizona) Vidalopalla verrucata (228767 237983 237984)