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Protowenella cobbensis

Helcionelloida - Helcionellida - Helcionellidae

Taxonomy
Protowenella cobbensis was named by MacKinnon (1985) [DISTRIBUTION: Cambrian; New Zealand.]. It is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Trilobite Rock, Cobb Valley, South Island, which is in a Boomerangian carbonate limestone in the Tasman Formation of New Zealand.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1985Protowenella cobbensis MacKinnon p. 75 figs. f. 9A-G
2006Protowenella cobbensis Wotte p. 151
2023Protowenella cobbensis Wagner p. 5500

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classHelcionelloidaPeel 1991
orderHelcionellida
familyHelcionellidae
genusProtowenella
speciescobbensis

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.

Protowenella cobbensis MacKinnon 1985
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 1.0 to < 10f
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: slow-movingf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: detritivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-06-11 17:55:39
Modified: 2009-10-09 12:02:54
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Hendy 2009

Age range: Boomerangian or 500.50000 to 499.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Boomerangian500.5 - 499.0New Zealand (Nelson) Protowenella cobbensis (type locality: 7897)