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Mawsonites

Taxonomy
Mawsonites was named by Glaessner and Wade (1966). It is considered to be a form taxon.

It was assigned to Metazoa by Mayoral et al. (2004).

Species
Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1966Mawsonites Glaessner and Wade pp. 607-608 figs. pl. 99, Fig. 1-2
2004Mawsonites Mayoral et al. p. 194

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
RankNameAuthor
genusMawsonites

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.

G. †Mawsonites Glaessner and Wade 1966
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: no hard partsg
Environment: marineg
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yesg
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalg
Diet: osmotrophg
Created: 2009-10-13 08:44:43
Modified: 2009-10-13 10:44:43
Source: g = genus
Reference: Fedonkin et al. 2007

Age range: Ediacaran or 635.00000 to 541.00000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ediacaran635.0 - 541.0Australia (South Australia) M. spriggi (89842)
Ediacaran635.0 - 541.0Russian Federation M. sp. (51906)
Ediacaran635.0 - 541.0Russian Federation (Arkhangelsk) M. sp. (91644)