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Skeemella clavula

Vetulicolida

Taxonomy
Skeemella clavula was named by Briggs et al. (2005). Its type specimen is KUMIP 310501 and UU 04083.01, an other, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Drum Mountains 235 m above Wheeler contact, which is in a Cambrian marine mudstone in the Wheeler Formation of Utah. It is the type species of Skeemella.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2005Skeemella clavula Briggs et al. p. 682 figs. Fig. 1

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
RankNameAuthor
phylumVetulicoliaShu et al. 2001
classVetulicolidaChen and Zhou 1997
genusSkeemella
speciesclavula

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.

Skeemella clavula Briggs et al. 2005
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: facultatively mobilep
Life habit: planktonicp
Diet: suspension feederp
Vision: blindc
Created: 2010-02-15 23:06:35
Modified: 2010-02-16 01:06:35
Source: c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: Middle Cambrian or 509.00000 to 497.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Cambrian509.0 - 497.0USA (Utah) Skeemella clavula (type locality: 213114)