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Ocruranus septentrionalis

Aculifera - Halkieriidae

Taxonomy
Ocruranus septentrionalis was named by Peel and Skovsted (2005). It is not extant. Its type specimen is MGUH 27221. Its type locality is GGU 314809 - Albert Heim Bjerge, which is in a Dyeran marine shale in the Bastion Formation of Greenland.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2005Ocruranus septentrionalis Peel and Skovsted p. 463 figs. f. 2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
—Sachitida(He 1980)
classAculiferaBlumrich 1891
familyHalkieriidae
subfamilyHalkieriinaePoulson 1967
genusOcruranus
speciesseptentrionalis

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.

†Ocruranus septentrionalis Peel and Skovsted 2005
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: grazerf
Created: 2009-09-21 20:28:04
Modified: 2009-09-21 22:28:04
Source: f = family
Reference: Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Dyeran or 515.30000 to 511.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Dyeran515.3 - 511.2Greenland Ocruranus septentrionalis (type locality: 49456)