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Scenella compressa

Tergomya - Scenellidae

Taxonomy
Scenella compressa was named by Ulrich and Scofield (1897). It is not extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
S. discinoides, S. emeishanensis, S. levis, S. micra, S. paupera, S. radians, S. tuberculata
Entered
by P. Wagner on 2006-03-23

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1897Scenella compressa Ulrich and Scofield

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classTergomya
superfamilyScenelloideaMiller 1889
familyScenellidae
genusScenellaBillings 1872
speciescompressa

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.

†Scenella compressa Ulrich and Scofield 1897
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 1.0 to < 10f
Adult width: 0.1 to < 1.0f
Adult height: 0.1 to < 1.0f
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: grazerg
Vision: blindf
Created: 2009-04-21 09:41:17
Modified: 2009-09-21 14:42:25
Source: g = genus, f = family
Reference: Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Turinian to the top of the Edenian or 457.30000 to 450.20000 Ma

Collections (18 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Turinian457.3 - 453.8USA (Minnesota) Scenella compressa (194139)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6USA (Illinois, Iowa) Scenella compressa (23617 23619 23620)
Blackriveran - Rocklandian457.3 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) Scenella compressa (23557)
Blackriveran - Rocklandian457.3 - 449.6USA (Illinois, Iowa) Scenella compressa (23621)
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) Scenella compressa (23579 23584)
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Illinois, Iowa) Scenella compressa (23651 23653 23656 23659 23664 23667 23668 23670)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2USA (Illinois, Iowa) Scenella compressa (23678)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2USA (Minnesota) Scenella compressa (23588)