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Gordia
Taxonomy
Gordia was named by Emmons (1844) [Late Paleozoic gastropod trace fossil.]. Its type is Gordia marina.
It was assigned to Ichnofossils by Hantzschel (1975).
It was assigned to Ichnofossils by Hantzschel (1975).
Species
Species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1844 | Gordia Emmons |
| 1975 | Gordia Hantzschel |
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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.
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| W. Hantzschel 1975 | Long, slender, smooth wormlike trails of uniform thickness throughout; mostly bent but not meandering; resembling hair-worm Gordius. |
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available
Age range: base of the Ediacaran to the top of the Hettangian or 635.00000 to 199.50000 Ma
Collections (19 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neoproterozoic | Canada (Yukon) | G. sp. (10583 10584) | |
| Ediacaran | Canada (British Columbia) | G. sp. (237513) | |
| Ediacaran | Namibia | G. sp. (236924 237742 237753) | |
| Ediacaran | Russian Federation | G. sp. (237741) | |
| Ediacaran | Spain | G. sp. (237440 237443) | |
| Ediacaran | USA (North Carolina) | G. arcuata (231427) | |
| Fortunian | Spain | G. sp. (237504) | |
| Nemakit-Daldynian | Russian Federation (Sakha) | G. sp. (99228) | |
| Tommotian - Atdabanian | Kazakhstan | G. sp. (155787) | |
| Botomian | China (Yunnan) | G. sp. (139440) | |
| Tremadoc - Arenig | Canada (Newfoundland) | G. arcuata (175853) | |
| Arenig | Canada (Newfoundland) | G. sp. (176013) | |
| Missourian - Virgilian | USA (Kansas) | G. indianaensis (31) | |
| Anisian | Poland (Swietoryzskie) | G. sp. (175801) | |
| Hettangian | China (Yunnan) | G. sp. (182630) |