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Scenella montrealensis

Tergomya - Scenellidae

Taxonomy
Metoptoma montrealensis was named by Billings (1865). It is not a trace fossil.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1865Metoptoma montrealensis Billings
1886Metoptoma montrealensis Whitfield p. 306
1897Scenella montrealensis Ulrich and Scofield pp. 838, 840
2023Scenella montrealensis Wagner p. 2446

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

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 montrealensis Billings 1865
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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: Chazyan or 471.30000 to 457.30000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chazyan471.3 - 457.3USA (New York) Scenella montrealensis (56214 56215)
Chazyan471.3 - 457.3Canada (Quebec) Scenella montrealensis (172351)