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Dickinsonia spriggi

Taxonomy
Dickinsonia spriggi was named by Harrington and Moore (1955). Its type specimen is SAM T49-2007 and is an impression.

It was synonymized subjectively with Dickinsonia costata by Fedonkin et al. (2007).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1955Dickinsonia spriggi Harrington and Moore
1966Dickinsonia spriggi Glaessner and Wade

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
Dickinsoniomorpha
RankNameAuthor
genusDickinsoniaSprigg 1947
speciesspriggi

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 spriggi Harrington and Moore 1955
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: no hard partsg
Environment: inner shelf, marineg
Locomotion: slow-movingg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: osmotrophg
Created: 2009-10-12 10:28:56
Modified: 2009-10-12 12:28:56
Source: g = genus
Reference: Fedonkin et al. 2007
Collections
No collection or age range data are available