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Legnodesmus ehlersi

Taxonomy
Legnodesmus ehlersi was named by Howell (1958) [Ehler's Plate 36 fig. 6]. It is a compression preserving soft parts. Its type locality is Solnhofen (Ehlers collection), which is in a Tithonian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal lime mudstone in the Solnhofen Formation of Germany. It is the type species of Legnodesmus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1958Legnodesmus ehlersi Howell p. 247

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
RankNameAuthor
—Trochozoa
phylumNemertea
genusLegnodesmus
speciesehlersi

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.

†Legnodesmus ehlersi Howell 1958
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: Early/Lower Tithonian or 150.80000 to 145.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Germany (Bayern) Legnodesmus ehlersi (type locality: 197361)