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Protowenella plena

Helcionelloida - Helcionellidae

Taxonomy
Protowenella plena was named by Missarzhevsky and Mambetov (1981) [Missarzhevsky in Missarzhevsky & Mambetov 1981 DISTRIBUTION: Middle Cambrian; Asia.]. It is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Beshtash, Talas Alatau, bed 5, which is in an Atdabanian marine dolomite in the Beshtash Formation of Kyrgyzstan.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1981Protowenella plena Missarzhevsky and Mambetov pp. 51 - 52 figs. pl. 10 f. 4-5, 7, 9
2006Protowenella plena Wotte p. 151
2023Protowenella plena Wagner p. 5753

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

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 plena Missarzhevsky and Mambetov 1981
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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: Atdabanian or 521.00000 to 516.00000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0Kazakhstan Protowenella plena (99300 99303)
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0Kyrgyzstan Protowenella plena (type locality: 99328 99329)