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Cloudina

Cloudinidae

Taxonomy
Cloudina was named by Germs (1972) [Sepkoski's age data: V u V N-Da]. It is not extant. Its type is Cloudina hartmannae.

It was assigned to Cribricyathea by Sepkoski (2002); and to Cloudinidae by Hahn and Pflug (1985) and Yang et al. (2020).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1972Cloudina Germs
1985Cloudina Hahn and Pflug p. 421
1987Nevadatubulus Signor and Mount p. 428
2002Cloudina Sepkoski
2002Nevadatubulus Sepkoski
2020Cloudina Yang et al. p. 7

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
RankNameAuthor
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumAnnelidaLamarck 1809
familyCloudinidae
genusCloudinaGerms 1972

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. †Cloudina Germs 1972
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Cloudina carinata Cortijo et al. 2010
Cloudina hartmanae Germs 1972
Cloudina hartmannae Germs 1972
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Invalid names: Nevadatubulus dunfeei Signor and Mount 1987 [synonym]
Cloudina lucianoi Beurlen and Sommer 1957
Cloudina ningqiangensis Cai et al. 2017
Cloudina xuanjiangpingensis Cai et al. 2017
Invalid names: Nevadatubulus Signor and Mount 1987 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calciteg
Environment: inner shelf, marineg
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yesg
Life habit: low-level epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Created: 2009-10-12 14:54:33
Modified: 2012-01-19 04:36:51
Source: g = genus
Reference: Fedonkin et al. 2007

Age range: Vendian or 635.00000 to 541.00000 Ma

Collections (36 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ediacaran635.0 - 541.0China (Shaanxi) C. hartmannae (10340 51735 86622) C. hartmannae, C. xuanjiangpingensis, C. ningqiangensis (200480)
Ediacaran635.0 - 541.0USA (Nevada) C. sp. (7177 7180 223400 231412) Nevadatubulus dunfeei (10545)
Ediacaran635.0 - 541.0Oman C. hartmannae (10339)
Ediacaran635.0 - 541.0Namibia C. sp. (6813 7910 7911 7912 113370 216946)
Ediacaran635.0 - 541.0Spain C. carinata (99293) C. carinata, C. xuanjiangpingensis, C. hartmanae (205645)
Ediacaran635.0 - 541.0Mexico (Sonora) C. hartmannae (231369) C. sp. (99427)
Ediacaran635.0 - 541.0Brazil C. lucianoi (97211) C. waldei, C. lucianoi (51753)
Ediacaran635.0 - 541.0Russian Federation (Tomsk) C. hartmannae (99183 99184)
Ediacaran635.0 - 541.0Canada (British Columbia) C. hartmannae (97710)
Ediacaran635.0 - 541.0Paraguay C. lucianoi (131398)
Ediacaran635.0 - 541.0China (Hubei) C. hartmannae (86623)
Ediacaran635.0 - 541.0Iran C. sp. (195101 195106 195107)
Ediacaran635.0 - 541.0USA (California) C. sp. (7181 231416) Nevadatubulus dunfeei (10547 10548 10549)
Vendian635.0 - 541.0Brazil C. lucianoi (97562)