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Aspidella terranovica

Taxonomy

Aspidella terranovica was named by Billings (1872) [DISTRIBUTION: Ediacaran; North America.]. It is not a trace fossil.

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Synonyms

Ediacaria flindersi was named by Sprigg (1947). Its type specimen is T1-2058 and is an impression.

It was synonymized subjectively with Aspidella terranovica by Gehling et al. (2000).
Beltanella gilesi was named by Sprigg (1947). Its type specimen is SAM T3-2056 and is an impression.

It was synonymized subjectively with Aspidella terranovica by Gehling et al. (2000).
Cyclomedusa davidi was named by Sprigg (1947). Its type specimen is SAM P82195 and is an impression.

It was synonymized subjectively with Aspidella terranovica by Gehling et al. (2000).
Cyclomedusa plana was named by Glaessner and Wade (1966). Its type specimen is P13778 and is an impression.

It was synonymized subjectively with Aspidella terranovica by Gehling et al. (2000).
Cyclomedusa gigantea was named by Sprigg (1949).

It was synonymized subjectively with Aspidella terranovica by Gehling et al. (2000).
Paramedusium africanum was named by Gurich (1933).

It was synonymized subjectively with Aspidella terranovica by Gehling et al. (2000).
Protodipleurosoma wardi was named by Sprigg (1949).

It was synonymized subjectively with Aspidella terranovica by Gehling et al. (2000).
Tateana inflata was named by Sprigg (1949).

It was synonymized subjectively with Aspidella terranovica by Gehling et al. (2000).
Cyclomedusa radiata was named by Sprigg (1949).

It was synonymized subjectively with Aspidella terranovica by Gehling et al. (2000).
Madigania annulata was named by Sprigg (1949).

It was synonymized subjectively with Aspidella terranovica by Gehling et al. (2000).
Planomedusites patellaris was named by Sokolov (1972).

It was synonymized subjectively with Aspidella terranovica by Gehling et al. (2000).
Medusinites patellaris was named by Sokolov (1972).

It was synonymized subjectively with Aspidella terranovica by Gehling et al. (2000).
Tirasiana disciformis was named by Palij (1976).

It was synonymized subjectively with Aspidella terranovica by Gehling et al. (2000).
Tirasiana coniformis was named by Palij (1976).

It was synonymized subjectively with Aspidella terranovica by Gehling et al. (2000).
Tirasiana concentralis was named by Bekker (1977).

It was synonymized subjectively with Aspidella terranovica by Gehling et al. (2000).
Paliella patelliformis was named by Fedonkin (1980).

It was synonymized subjectively with Aspidella terranovica by Gehling et al. (2000).
Protodipleurosoma rugulosum was named by Fedonkin (1980).

It was synonymized subjectively with Aspidella terranovica by Gehling et al. (2000).
Cyclomedusa minima was named by Fedonkin (1981).

It was synonymized subjectively with Aspidella terranovica by Gehling et al. (2000).
Cyclomedusa delicata was named by Fedonkin (1981).

It was synonymized subjectively with Aspidella terranovica by Gehling et al. (2000).
Irridinitus multiradiatus was named by Fedonkin (1983).

It was synonymized subjectively with Aspidella terranovica by Gehling et al. (2000).
Spriggia wadeae was named by Sun (1986). Its type locality is Ediacara Range, which is in an Ediacaran marine sandstone in the Rawnsley Quartzite Formation of Australia.

It was synonymized subjectively with Aspidella terranovica by Gehling et al. (2000).
Vendella larini was named by Gureev (1987).

It was synonymized subjectively with Aspidella terranovica by Gehling et al. (2000).
Glaessneria imperfecta was named by Gureev (1987).

It was synonymized subjectively with Aspidella terranovica by Gehling et al. (2000).
Jampolium wyrzhykoowskii was named by Gureev (1988).

It was synonymized subjectively with Aspidella terranovica by Gehling et al. (2000).
Charniodiscus planus was named by Sokolov (1972).

It was synonymized subjectively with Aspidella terranovica by Fedonkin et al. (2007).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1872	Aspidella terranovica Billings p. 478 figs. fig. 14
1933	Paramedusium africanum Gurich
1947	Beltanella gilesi Sprigg
1947	Ediacaria flindersi Sprigg
1947	Cyclomedusa davidi Sprigg p. 220
1949	Cyclomedusa gigantea Sprigg
1949	Cyclomedusa radiata Sprigg
1949	Madigania annulata Sprigg
1949	Protodipleurosoma wardi Sprigg
1949	Tateana inflata Sprigg
1966	Cyclomedusa plana Glaessner and Wade p. 607 figs. pl. 98, Figs. 1-3
1972	Charniodiscus planus Sokolov
1972	Medusinites patellaris Sokolov
1972	Planomedusites patellaris Sokolov
1976	Tirasiana coniformis Palij
1976	Tirasiana disciformis Palij
1977	Tirasiana concentralis Bekker
1980	Paliella patelliformis Fedonkin
1980	Protodipleurosoma rugulosum Fedonkin
1981	Cyclomedusa delicata Fedonkin
1981	Cyclomedusa minima Fedonkin
1983	Irridinitus multiradiatus Fedonkin
1986	Spriggia wadeae Sun
1987	Glaessneria imperfecta Gureev
1987	Vendella larini Gureev
1988	Jampolium wyrzhykoowskii Gureev
2008	Aspidella terranovica Hofmann et al. p. 5

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
phylum	Cnidaria	Hatschek 1888

Rank	Name	Author
genus	Aspidella	Billings 1872
species	terranovica	Billings 1872

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

No diagnoses are available