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Xandarella spectaculum

Nektaspidida

Taxonomy
Xandarella spectaculum was named by Hou et al. (1991). It is not extant. It is the type species of Xandarella.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1991Xandarella spectaculum Hou et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
superclassTrilobitomorpha
orderNektaspidida(Raymond 1920)
subclassPetalopleura(Hou and Bergstrom 1997)
genusXandarellaHou et al. 1991
speciesspectaculumHou et al. 1991

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.

†Xandarella spectaculum Hou et al. 1991
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Life habit: epifaunalg
Vision: well-developedg
Created: 2010-08-23 04:56:13
Modified: 2010-08-23 06:56:13
Source: g = genus, p = phylum
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Atdabanian or 521.00000 to 516.00000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0China (Yunnan) Xandarella spectaculum (86846 90151 96403 96407)
Nangaoian521.0 - 514.0China (Yunnan) Xandarella spectaculum (132327 132330 194143 194153 194161 194163)