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Gyrolithes
Taxonomy
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1884 | Gyrolithes de Saporta |
| 1975 | Gyrolithes 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 | Dextrally or sinistrally coiled burrows up to several cm in diameter, sometimes with rounded or elongate processes which may be branching near upper end; diameter of whorls mostly uniform; vertically oriented; up to several decimeters high. Thin mantle of burrows may be formed by networks of small Chondrites; “Xenohelix”, with Ophiomorpha-like ornament. |
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available
Age range: base of the Ediacaran to the top of the Piacenzian or 635.00000 to 2.58000 Ma
Collections (6 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ediacaran | Norway (Finnmark) | G. sp. (10250) | |
| Nemakit-Daldynian | Estonia | G. sp. (153165) | |
| Tremadoc | Canada (Newfoundland) | G. saxonicus (175844) | |
| Opalinum | Switzerland | G. sp. (35859) | |
| Priabonian | Romania | G. sp. (220523) | |
| Piacenzian | Peru | G. sp. (219107) |