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Eoandromeda octobrachiata ✝

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)Not linked to a GBIF record.
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)148137https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=148137
Rankspecies (PBDB)
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Eoandromeda : Eoandromeda octobrachiata
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-DiploblasticaLankester 1877
genusEoandromedaTang et al. 2008
speciesEoandromeda octobrachiataTang et al. 2008
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Eoandromeda octobrachiataspeciesbelongs to Eoandromedastated with evidenceTang et al., 2008
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance635 - 541 Ma
Neoproterozoic
Last Recorded Appearance635 - 541 Ma
Neoproterozoic
Environmentinner shelf,marine (based on Eoandromeda)
Motilitystationary (based on Eoandromeda)
Dietosmotroph (based on Eoandromeda)
Taphonomyno hard parts (based on Eoandromeda)
Primary Reference (PBDB)M. Zhu, J. G. Gehling, and S. Xiao, Y. Zhao, M. L. Droser. 2008. Eight-armed Ediacara fossil preserved in contrasting taphonomic windows from China and Australia. Geology 36(11):867-870

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
2008Eoandromeda octobrachiata Tang et al.

References

Zhu M., Gehling J. G., et al (2008) Eight-armed Ediacara fossil preserved in contrasting taphonomic windows from China and Australia, Geology 36 11, 867-870 doi:10.1130/G25203A.1
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
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