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Marrella

Marrellomorpha - Marrellida

Taxonomy
Marrella was named by Walcott (1912) [Sepkoski's age data: Cm mMid-u]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Mimetasterida by Sepkoski (2002); to Arthropoda by Caron and Jackson (2008); and to Marrellida by Legg (2015).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1912Marrella Walcott
2002Marrella Sepkoski
2008Marrella Caron and Jackson p. 226
2015Marrella Legg p. 516

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RankNameAuthor
classMarrellomorpha(Beurlen 1930)
orderMarrellidaRaymond 1920
RankNameAuthor
genusMarrellaWalcott 1912

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.

G. †Marrella Walcott 1912
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: no hard partsg
Locomotion: actively mobileg
Life habit: nektobenthicg
Diet: detritivoreg
Comments: LIFE HISTORY: Epifaunal vagrant deposit feeder (Caron & Jackson, 2008); nektobenthic on the basis of personal opinion (Lin, pers. comm.)g
Created: 2008-10-19 08:19:55
Modified: 2009-09-21 21:53:27
Source: g = genus
Reference: Caron and Jackson 2008

Age range: base of the Taijangian to the top of the Delamaran or 509.00000 to 506.50000 Ma

Collections (29 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Delamaran511.2 - 506.5Canada (British Columbia) M. splendens (84412 84414 84415 84416 84417 84418 84419 84420 84421 84422 84423 84424 84425 84426 84427 84428 84429 84430 84431 84432 84433 84434 84435 84436 84437)
Taijangian509.0 - 504.5China (Guizhou) M. sp. (79770)
Middle Cambrian509.0 - 497.0Canada (Brithish Columbia) M. sp. (188661 188664)
Middle Cambrian509.0 - 497.0Canada (British Columbia) M. sp. (171308)