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Mulceodens foxi

Rostroconchia - Conocardiida - Bransoniidae

Taxonomy
Bransonia foxi was named by Johnston and Chatterton (1983). It is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Section AV3 062m, Avalanche Lake, Fauna f, which is in a Telychian offshore shelf limestone/shale in the Whittaker Formation of Canada.

It was recombined as Mulceodens foxi by Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1983Bransonia foxi Johnston and Chatterton pp. 846 - 847 figs. pl. 1 f. 20-26
2023Mulceodens foxi Wagner p. 3051

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classRostroconchia
orderConocardiida()
superfamilyHippocardioideaPojeta and Runnegar 1976
familyBransoniidae
genusMulceodens
speciesfoxi()

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.

Mulceodens foxi Johnston and Chatterton 1983
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Composition 2: low Mg calciteo
Locomotion: stationaryc
Life habit: semi-infaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2008-03-19 04:13:00
Modified: 2008-03-19 06:13:00
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Telychian or 438.60000 to 432.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Telychian438.6 - 432.9Canada (Northwest Territories) Bransonia foxi (type locality: 26044)