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Archiasterella pentactina

Coeloscleritophora - Chancelloriida - Chancelloriidae

Taxonomy

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1969Archiasterella pentactina Sdzuy
1989Archiasterella pentactina Qian and Bengtson pp. 18 - 19 figs. 6A-C
2001Archiasterella pentactina Gravestock et al. p. 108 figs. Pl. VI, fig. 10

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumProblematica
classCoeloscleritophoraBengston and Missarzhevsky 1981
orderChancelloriidaWalcott 1920
RankNameAuthor
familyChancelloriidaeWalcott 1920
genusArchiasterella
speciespentactina

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 0.1 to < 1.0f
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-11 19:43:28
Modified: 2009-09-21 22:32:25
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Meishucunian to the top of the Furongian or 530.70000 to 486.85000 Ma

Collections (38 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Cambrian538.8 - 506.5China (Shaanxi) Archiasterella pentactina (86613)
Meishucunian530.7 - 521.0China (Xinjiang) Archiasterella pentactina (107481)
Meishucunian530.7 - 521.0China (Yunnan) Archiasterella pentactina (96290 96291 96292 96296)
Meishucunian - Tommotian530.7 - 521.0China (Yunnan) Archiasterella pentactina (96301 96445)
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0China (Yunnan) Archiasterella pentactina (86689)
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0China (Shaanxi) Archiasterella pentactina (57690 57691)
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0Russian Federation (Krasnoyarskiy Kray) Archiasterella pentactina (80843)
Nangaoian - Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0China (Yunnan) Archiasterella pentactina (96446)
Nangaoian521.0 - 514.5China (Henan) Archiasterella pentactina (49532 96523)
Atdabanian - Lenian521.0 - 508.2Germany (Saxony) Archiasterella pentactina (6899)
Montezuman520.0 - 515.3Mexico Archiasterella pentactina (203103 203104 203107)
Botomian516.0 - 512.1China (Shaanxi) Archiasterella pentactina (199515 199516 199534)
Botomian516.0 - 512.1Australia (South Australia) Archiasterella pentactina (96914 96916 96932 96958 96959 96963 97717)
Dyeran515.3 - 509.7Greenland (Peary Land) Archiasterella pentactina (210618)
Toyonian512.1 - 508.2Australia (South Australia) Archiasterella pentactina (64460 64461 64462 64465 64466 96929)
Middle Cambrian506.5 - 497.0Italy (Sardinia) Archiasterella pentactina (122016)
Furongian497.0 - 486.85Iran Archiasterella pentactina (121298)