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Protoconchioides varians

Tergomya - Tryblidiida - Protoconchoididae

Taxonomy
Scenella varians was named by Walcott (1886). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Scenella (Protoconchioides) varians by Shaw (1962); it was recombined as Protoconchioides varians by Geyer (1994), Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1886Scenella varians Walcott
1962Scenella (Protoconchioides) varians Shaw pp. 329 – 330 figs. pl. 50 f. 5-8, 13
1994Protoconchioides varians Geyer p. 81
2023Protoconchioides varians Wagner p. 6076

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classTergomya
orderTryblidiida()
suborderHypseloconina
familyProtoconchoididae
genusProtoconchioides()
speciesvarians()

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.

†Protoconchioides varians Walcott 1886
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: grazero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-04-21 11:50:45
Modified: 2009-04-21 13:50:45
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Dyeran to the top of the Delamaran or 515.30000 to 505.30000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Dyeran515.3 - 509.7USA (Vermont) Scenella varians (194)
Delamaran509.7 - 505.3Canada (British Columbia) Scenella varians (50544 225278)