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Almenia spinosa

Taxonomy
Almenia spinosa was named by Hou and Bergström (1997). It is not extant. Its type locality is Maotianshan, unit M3, which is in an Atdabanian marginal marine mudstone in the Qiongzhusi Formation of China. It is the type species of Almenia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1997Almenia spinosa Hou and Bergström

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
RankNameAuthor
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
genusAlmenia
speciesspinosa

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.

†Almenia spinosa Hou and Bergström 1997
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Created: 2004-02-29 09:38:49
Modified: 2004-02-29 11:38:49
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Atdabanian or 521.00000 to 516.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0China (Yunnan) Almenia spinosa (type locality: 96403)