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IRMNG name detailsBrooksellidae Walcott, 1898 †
102433 (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:102433)
unaccepted (taxonomic reinterpretation)
Family
marine,
fossil only
Not documented
Taxonomic remark Initially described as body fossils of Cnidaria, subsequently considered trace fossils, inorganic structures, and siliceous...
Taxonomic remark Initially described as body fossils of Cnidaria, subsequently considered trace fossils, inorganic structures, and siliceous sponges, refer Ciampaglio et al., 2006. The latter authors' interpretation is presently followed here, although Nolan et al., 2023 question it and consider Brooksella a pseudofossil. [details]
IRMNG (2024). Brooksellidae Walcott, 1898 †. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=102433 on 2024-11-14
Date action by
basis of record
Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp. [details]
additional source Nolan, M. R.; Walker, S. E.; Selly, T.; Schiffbauer, J. (2023). Is the middle Cambrian <i>Brooksella</i> a hexactinellid sponge, trace fossil or pseudofossil?. <em>PeerJ.</em> 11: e14796., available online at https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.14796 note: alternative interpretation (pseudofossil) [details] source of synonymy Ciampaglio, C. N.; Babcock, L. E.; Wellman, C. L.; York, A. R.; Brunswick, H. K. (2006). Phylogenetic affinities and taphonomy of Brooksella from the Cambrian of Georgia and Alabama, USA. <em>Palaeoworld.</em> 15(3-4): 256-265., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.palwor.2006.10.002 [details] name verified source Ciampaglio, C. N.; Babcock, L. E.; Wellman, C. L.; York, A. R.; Brunswick, H. K. (2006). Phylogenetic affinities and taphonomy of Brooksella from the Cambrian of Georgia and Alabama, USA. <em>Palaeoworld.</em> 15(3-4): 256-265., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.palwor.2006.10.002 [details] extant flag source Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp. [details] habitat flag source Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp. [details] Unreviewed
Classification Eukaryota (Superkingdom) > Animalia (Kingdom) > Eumetazoa (Subkingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Cnidaria incertae sedis (Class) > Brooksellida (Order) > Brooksellidae (Family) [details]Descriptive info Benton, 1993 habitat flag(s): M; stratigraphic range: Precambrian (Vendian)-Carboniferous (Gzelian) [details] Taxonomic remark Initially described as body fossils of Cnidaria, subsequently considered trace fossils, inorganic structures, and siliceous sponges, refer Ciampaglio et al., 2006. The latter authors' interpretation is presently followed here, although Nolan et al., 2023 question it and consider Brooksella a pseudofossil. [details] |
