Marella splendens
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Marella splendens is an extinct, small, soft-bodied arthropod from the Middle Cambrian period, best known as one of the most abundant and iconic fossils of the Burgess Shale.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Marella splendens canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15223415 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Marella splendens Context triple: [Burgess Shale, containsFossilsOf, Marella splendens]
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A.
Penelope bridgesi
Penelope bridgesi is a species of guan, a medium-sized arboreal game bird in the family Cracidae native to Neotropical forests.
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B.
Pulchrana
Pulchrana is a genus of true frogs native to Southeast Asia, known for their often brightly colored and patterned skin.
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C.
Synanceia alula
Synanceia alula is a venomous stonefish species in the family Synanceiidae, known as one of the most dangerous marine fishes due to its potent sting and excellent camouflage on the seafloor.
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D.
Carukia barnesi
Carukia barnesi is a small but highly venomous box jellyfish species known for causing Irukandji syndrome in humans.
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E.
Bolinus brandaris
Bolinus brandaris is a Mediterranean sea snail whose secretions were historically used to create the rare and highly prized Tyrian purple dye.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Marella splendens Target entity description: Marella splendens is an extinct, small, soft-bodied arthropod from the Middle Cambrian period, best known as one of the most abundant and iconic fossils of the Burgess Shale.
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A.
Penelope bridgesi
Penelope bridgesi is a species of guan, a medium-sized arboreal game bird in the family Cracidae native to Neotropical forests.
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B.
Pulchrana
Pulchrana is a genus of true frogs native to Southeast Asia, known for their often brightly colored and patterned skin.
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C.
Synanceia alula
Synanceia alula is a venomous stonefish species in the family Synanceiidae, known as one of the most dangerous marine fishes due to its potent sting and excellent camouflage on the seafloor.
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D.
Carukia barnesi
Carukia barnesi is a small but highly venomous box jellyfish species known for causing Irukandji syndrome in humans.
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E.
Bolinus brandaris
Bolinus brandaris is a Mediterranean sea snail whose secretions were historically used to create the rare and highly prized Tyrian purple dye.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Burgess Shale fossil lagerstätte