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Arborea spinosa (Frond)
Taxonomy
Charniodiscus spinosus was named by Laflamme et al. (2004) [DISTRIBUTION: Ediacaran; North America; Mistaken Point]. Its type specimen is ROM 36047 and is an impression.
It was recombined as Arborea spinosa by Pérez-Pinedo et al. (2022).
It was recombined as Arborea spinosa by Pérez-Pinedo et al. (2022).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 2004 | Charniodiscus spinosus Laflamme et al. p. 832 figs. figs. 2, 3.1, 4.1-4.4 |
| 2008 | Charniodiscus spinosus Hofmann et al. p. 20 |
| 2022 | Arborea spinosa Pérez-Pinedo et al. pp. 785929-11-12 fig. 2C |
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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.
†Arborea spinosa Laflamme et al. 2004 [Frond]
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| M. Laflamme et al. 2004 | Charniodiscus with less than 15 branches. Frond ovate, aligned with stem, and terminated by prominent spine. |