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Acanthotretella spinosa

Taxonomy
Acanthotretella spinosa was named by Holmer and Caron (2006). Its type specimen is ROM 57749, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Acanthotretella.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2006Acanthotretella spinosa Holmer and Caron pp. 276-284 figs. 2-10

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
—Lophophorata
—PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
genusAcanthotretella
speciesspinosa

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.

†Acanthotretella spinosa Holmer and Caron 2006
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yesg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Created: 2009-04-15 14:34:19
Modified: 2009-04-15 16:34:19
Source: g = genus, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013, Holmer and Caron 2006

Age range: Delamaran or 511.20000 to 506.50000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Delamaran511.2 - 506.5Canada (British Columbia) Acanthotretella spinosa (84421 84422 84424 84425 84426)