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Tuzoia retifera

Tuzoida - Tuzoiidae

Taxonomy
Tuzoia retifera was named by Walcott (1912). It is not extant. It is the type species of Tuzoia.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1912Tuzoia retifera Walcott p. 187 figs. pl. 33, fig. 2
1929Tuzoia retifera Resser pp. 7-8 figs. pl. 1, fig. 2
1975Tuzoia retifera Simonetta and Delle Cave p. 8 figs. pl. 47, fig. 2
2003Tuzoia retifera Lieberman p. 679
2007Tuzoia retifera Vannier et al. p. 459 figs. 3-5, 25.1, 26, 27.2, 31

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
RankNameAuthor
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
orderTuzoidaSimonetta and Delle Cave 1975
familyTuzoiidaeRaymond 1935
genusTuzoiaWalcott 1912
speciesretiferaWalcott 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.

Tuzoia retifera Walcott 1912
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: actively mobileg
Life habit: nektobenthicg
Diet: omnivoreg
Created: 2009-04-21 09:53:01
Modified: 2009-04-21 11:53:01
Source: g = genus
Reference: Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Delamaran or 513.00000 to 505.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Delamaran513.0 - 505.0USA (Utah) Tuzoia retifera (77218)
Solvan513.0 - 501.0Canada (British Columbia) Tuzoia retifera (228555)