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Protowenella primaria

Helcionelloida - Helcionellidae

Taxonomy
Protowenella primaria was named by Zhou and Xiao (1984) [DISTRIBUTION: Early Cambrian; China.]. It is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Huoqiu, Huainan, which is in an Atdabanian/Botomian carbonate limestone in the Yutaishan Formation of China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1984Protowenella primaria Zhou and Xiao
2006Protowenella primaria Wotte p. 151
2023Protowenella primaria Wagner p. 5695

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classHelcionelloidaPeel 1991
familyHelcionellidae
genusProtowenella
speciesprimaria

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 primaria Zhou and Xiao 1984
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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: base of the Atdabanian to the top of the Botomian or 521.00000 to 512.10000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Atdabanian - Botomian521.0 - 512.1China (Anhui) Protowenella primaria (type locality: 107632)