Intro | Search taxa | Taxon tree | Search literature | Taxon match | Homonyms | Statistics | Webservice | Manual | FAQ | LifeWatch | Download | Log in

IRMNG taxon details

Cloudinidae Hahn & Pflug, 1985 †

104705  (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:104705)

accepted
Family

Ordering

  • Alphabetically
  • By status

Children Display

marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
Not documented
Taxonomic remark The systematic position of Cloudinidae is uncertain. Cloudina Germs, 1972 was originally classified as a member of the...  
Taxonomic remark The systematic position of Cloudinidae is uncertain. Cloudina Germs, 1972 was originally classified as a member of the Early Cambrian class Cribricyathea, an assignment accepted by Glaessner (1976) who also proposed that Cloudina was similar to the annelid worms, particularly serpulid polychaetes. However, Hahn & Pflug (1985) and Conway Morris et al. (1990) doubted both Germs' and Glaessner's suggested relationships, and were unwilling to classify it to anything more than its own family. From Selly et al., 2020: The higher level taxonomy and phylogeny of the cloudinomorphs [=Cloudinidae and potentially related forms] remains largely unresolved, with interpretations ranging from algae (Beurlen & Sommer 1957; Tarhan et al. 2018) to eumetazoa (Germs 1972; Glaessner 1976; Hahn & Pflug 1985; Conway Morris et al. 1990; Grant 1990; Chen & Sun 2001; Hua et al. 2005; Cortijo et al. 2010; Vinn & Zaton 2012). [details]
IRMNG (2023). Cloudinidae Hahn & Pflug, 1985 †. Accessed at: https://irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=104705 on 2024-03-19
Date
action
by
2006-09-19 22:00:00Z
created
2012-01-24 23:00:00Z
changed
2016-10-02 22:20:46Z
changed
2019-04-11 19:10:19Z
changed

basis of record Brands, S. J. (compiler). (1989-2005). Systema Naturae 2000. Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2006 version). Originally available online at http://sn2000.taxonomy.nl/; for current information, refer http://taxonomicon.taxonomy.nl/ProjectDescription.aspx .  [details]   

taxonomy source Selly, T.; Schiffbauer, J. D.; Jacquet, S. M.; Smith, E. F.; Nelson, L. L.; Andreasen, B. D.; Huntley, J. W.; Strange, M. A.; O'Neil, G. R.; Thater, C. A.; Bykova, N.; Steiner, M.; Yang, B.; Cai, Y. (2020). A new cloudinid fossil assemblage from the terminal Ediacaran of Nevada, USA. <em>Journal of Systematic Palaeontology.</em> 18(4): 357-379., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/14772019.2019.1623333 [details]   

name verified source Selly, T.; Schiffbauer, J. D.; Jacquet, S. M.; Smith, E. F.; Nelson, L. L.; Andreasen, B. D.; Huntley, J. W.; Strange, M. A.; O'Neil, G. R.; Thater, C. A.; Bykova, N.; Steiner, M.; Yang, B.; Cai, Y. (2020). A new cloudinid fossil assemblage from the terminal Ediacaran of Nevada, USA. <em>Journal of Systematic Palaeontology.</em> 18(4): 357-379., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/14772019.2019.1623333 [details]   

current name source Selly, T.; Schiffbauer, J. D.; Jacquet, S. M.; Smith, E. F.; Nelson, L. L.; Andreasen, B. D.; Huntley, J. W.; Strange, M. A.; O'Neil, G. R.; Thater, C. A.; Bykova, N.; Steiner, M.; Yang, B.; Cai, Y. (2020). A new cloudinid fossil assemblage from the terminal Ediacaran of Nevada, USA. <em>Journal of Systematic Palaeontology.</em> 18(4): 357-379., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/14772019.2019.1623333 [details]   

extant flag source extinct group [details]   

habitat flag source Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp.  [details]   
From other sources
Descriptive info All genera fossil (SN2000). Benton, 1993 habitat flag(s): M; stratigraphic range: Precambrian (Vendian) [details]

Taxonomic remark The systematic position of Cloudinidae is uncertain. Cloudina Germs, 1972 was originally classified as a member of the Early Cambrian class Cribricyathea, an assignment accepted by Glaessner (1976) who also proposed that Cloudina was similar to the annelid worms, particularly serpulid polychaetes. However, Hahn & Pflug (1985) and Conway Morris et al. (1990) doubted both Germs' and Glaessner's suggested relationships, and were unwilling to classify it to anything more than its own family. From Selly et al., 2020: The higher level taxonomy and phylogeny of the cloudinomorphs [=Cloudinidae and potentially related forms] remains largely unresolved, with interpretations ranging from algae (Beurlen & Sommer 1957; Tarhan et al. 2018) to eumetazoa (Germs 1972; Glaessner 1976; Hahn & Pflug 1985; Conway Morris et al. 1990; Grant 1990; Chen & Sun 2001; Hua et al. 2005; Cortijo et al. 2010; Vinn & Zaton 2012). [details]

This service is powered by LifeWatch Belgium
Learn more»