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Sunellidae

Sunellidae

Taxonomy
Sunellidae was named by Huo (1965).

It was assigned to Arthropoda by Chen et al. (2025).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1965Sunellidae Huo
2025Sunellidae Chen et al. p. 2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
RankNameAuthor
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
familySunellidaeHuo 1965
familySunellidaeHuo 1965

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.

Fm. †Sunellidae Huo 1965
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G. †Caudicaella Sun et al. 2021
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Caudicaella bispinata Cui and Huo 1990
G. †Combinivalvula Hou 1987
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G. †Jinnengella Huo and Shu 1985
G. †Sunella Huo 1965
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Created: 2004-02-29 09:38:49
Modified: 2004-02-29 11:38:49
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Atdabanian to the top of the Bartonian or 521.00000 to 37.71000 Ma

Collections (16 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Cambrian538.8 - 506.5China (Yunnan) Combinivalvula sp. (185938 185939)
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0China (Yunnan) Combinivalvula chengjiangensis (68083 86845)
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0China (Guizhou) Sunella sp. (96648)
Nangaoian521.0 - 514.5China (Hubai) Combinivalvula sp., Sunella sp. (219687)
Nangaoian521.0 - 514.5China (Yunnan) Combinivalvula chengjiangensis (132329 132330 194143 194153 194160 194161 194163)
Stage 3521.0 - 514.5Australia (South Australia) Caudicaella bispinata (190400)
Botomian516.0 - 512.1Kazakhstan Sunella parva (10012)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71United Kingdom (England) Sunella branderi (42639)