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Lapworthella puttapensis

Tommotiida - Lapworthellidae

Taxonomy
Lapworthella puttapensis was named by Bengtson et al. (1990) [Bengston & Conway Morris in Bengston et al. 1990]. Its type specimen is SAMP and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Locality 21, Puttapa, 16 km north of Beltana, which is in an Atdabanian carbonate limestone in the Ajax Limestone Formation of Australia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1990Lapworthella puttapensis Bengtson et al. pp. 127 - 128 fig. 79

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
RankNameAuthor
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
orderTommotiida()
familyLapworthellidae
genusLapworthella
speciesputtapensis

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.

Lapworthella puttapensis Bengtson et al. 1990
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticc
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: facultatively mobileo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-21 20:24:20
Modified: 2009-09-21 22:24:20
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Atdabanian or 520.00000 to 516.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Atdabanian520.0 - 516.0Australia (South Australia) Lapworthella puttapensis (type locality: 97791)