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Macroscenella superba

Tergomya - Tryblidiida - Archaeophialidae

Taxonomy
Metoptoma superba was named by Billings (1865). It is not a trace fossil. It is the type species of Macroscenella.

It was recombined as Scenella superba by Ulrich and Scofield (1897); it was recombined as Macroscenella superba by Wilson (1951), Yochelson (1994) and Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1865Metoptoma superba Billings pp. 172 - 173 fig. 155
1897Scenella superba Ulrich and Scofield pp. 838 - 839 figs. pl. 61 f. 35
1951Macroscenella superba Wilson p. 19 figs. pl. 1 f. 19-21
1994Macroscenella superba Yochelson pp. 1253 - 1255 figs. 1.1-1.6
2023Macroscenella superba Wagner p. 2412

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classTergomya
orderTryblidiida()
superfamilyKiringelloidea()
familyArchaeophialidae
genusMacroscenella
speciessuperba()

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.

†Macroscenella superba Billings 1865
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Attached: yesg
Life habit: low-level epifaunalg
Diet: grazerg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-10-08 23:26:12
Modified: 2009-10-09 01:26:12
Source: g = genus, c = class
Reference: Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Turinian or 457.30000 to 453.80000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Turinian457.3 - 453.8Canada (Ontario) Macroscenella superba (185475)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6Canada (Ontario) Macroscenella superba (156592)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6USA (Wisconsin) Macroscenella superba (64095)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6Canada (Quebec) Macroscenella superba (63816)
Rocklandian457.3 - 449.6Canada (Quebec) Macroscenella superba (154703)
Rocklandian457.3 - 449.6USA (Wisconsin) Macroscenella superba (64093)