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Dickinsonia costata

Taxonomy
Dickinsonia costata was named by Sprigg (1947). Its type specimen is SAM 13760 and is an impression. It is the type species of Dickinsonia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1947Dickinsonia costata Sprigg pp. p. 221 figs. pl. 7, Fig. 2
1955Dickinsonia costata Harrington and Moore

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—Dickinsoniomorpha
RankNameAuthor
genusDickinsoniaSprigg 1947
speciescostataSprigg 1947

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.

†Dickinsonia costata Sprigg 1947
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Diagnosis
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