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Arborea arborea

Taxonomy
Rangea arborea was named by Glaessner (1959) [Originally Rangea arborea Glaessner 1959 and subsequently Arborea arborea and finally Charniodiscus arboreus]. Its type specimen is P12891 and is an impression.

It was recombined as Charniodiscus arboreus by Jenkins and Gehling (1978); it was recombined as Arborea arborea by Glaessner and Wade (1966), Dunn et al. (2019), Pérez-Pinedo et al. (2022).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1959Rangea arborea Glaessner pp. 353-356 fig. 3
1966Arborea arborea Glaessner and Wade p. 619
1978Charniodiscus arboreus Jenkins and Gehling p. 354
2019Arborea arborea Dunn et al. pp. 858 - 862 figs. 1 - 5
2022Arborea arborea Pérez-Pinedo et al. pp. 785929-7

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Arboreomorpha
RankNameAuthor
genusArborea
speciesarborea(Glaessner 1959)

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 arborea Glaessner 1959
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: no hard partsg
Environment: marineg
Locomotion: stationarys
Attached: yess
Life habit: epifaunals
Diet: suspension feeders
Created: 2009-08-19 09:53:32
Modified: 2009-08-19 11:53:32
Source: s = species, g = genus
References: Laflamme et al. 2004, Fedonkin et al. 2007

Age range: Ediacaran or 635.00000 to 541.00000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ediacaran635.0 - 541.0Brazil (Ceará) Charniodiscus arboreus (236885)
Ediacaran635.0 - 541.0Canada (Yukon) Charniodiscus arboreus (10354 10361)
Ediacaran635.0 - 541.0China (Hubei) Arborea arborea (235125 236902)
Ediacaran635.0 - 541.0Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) Arborea arborea (236918) Charniodiscus arboreus (80326 80350)
Ediacaran635.0 - 541.0Australia (South Australia) Arborea arborea (89842 236926) Rangea arborea (10509)