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Scenella obtusa

Tergomya - Scenellidae

Taxonomy
Conchopeltis obtusa was named by Sardeson (1892). It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Scenella obtusa by Ulrich and Scofield (1897), Wagner (2023).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
S. discinoides, S. emeishanensis, S. levis, S. micra, S. paupera, S. radians, S. tuberculata

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1892Conchopeltis obtusa Sardeson
1897Scenella obtusa Ulrich and Scofield
2023Scenella obtusa Wagner p. 2447

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classTergomya
superfamilyScenelloideaMiller 1889
familyScenellidae
genusScenellaBillings 1872
speciesobtusa()

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.

†Scenella obtusa Sardeson 1892
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 1.0 to < 10f
Adult width: 0.1 to < 1.0f
Adult height: 0.1 to < 1.0f
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: grazerg
Vision: blindf
Created: 2009-04-21 09:41:17
Modified: 2009-09-21 14:42:25
Source: g = genus, f = family
Reference: Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Kirkfieldian or 457.30000 to 449.60000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kirkfieldian457.3 - 449.6USA (Illinois, Iowa) Scenella obtusa (23623)
Rocklandian - Kirkfieldian457.3 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) Scenella obtusa (23558)
Rocklandian - Kirkfieldian457.3 - 449.6USA (Illinois, Iowa) Scenella obtusa (23622)