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Alternatus

Tentaculita - Uniconidae

Taxonomy
Alternatus was named by Ljaschenko (1969) [Sepkoski's age data: D Sieg D Fras-u].

It was assigned to Uniconidae by Farsan (1994); and to Tentaculitida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1969Alternatus Ljaschenko
1994Alternatus Farsan figs. Table 9
2002Alternatus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
RankNameAuthor
superphylumLophotrochozoa
classTentaculitaBoucek 1964
subclassTentaculitida(Ljaschenko 1955)
familyUniconidaeLjaschenko 1955
genusAlternatusLjaschenko 1969

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.

G. †Alternatus Ljaschenko 1969
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calciteo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Life habit: semi-infaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-29 13:44:32
Modified: 2009-10-11 14:08:35
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Pragian or 413.02000 to 410.62000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pragian413.02 - 410.62Poland A. absimilis, A. mirabilis (81118) A. inconditis (81168 81169) A. mirabilisi (145999)