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Moyerella spinata

Stenolaemata - Cryptostomata - Arthrostylidae

Taxonomy
Moyerella spinata was named by Ernst and Carrera (2008). Its type specimen is SA-3-2 (CEGH-UNC 23086), an other, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Rio Sassito Creek [Sassito Fm], which is in a Caradoc shallow subtidal grainstone in the Sassito Formation of Argentina.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2008Moyerella spinata Ernst and Carrera p. 1121 figs. pl. 1, figs. 1-8

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
—Lophophorata
RankNameAuthor
phylumBryozoaEhrenberg 1831
classStenolaemataBorg 1926
orderCryptostomataVine 1884
suborderRhabdomesinaAstrova and Morozova 1956
familyArthrostylidaeUlrich 1882
genusMoyerellaNekhoroshev 1956
speciesspinata

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.

†Moyerella spinata Ernst and Carrera 2008
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryc
Attached: yesc
Life habit: epifaunalp
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-09-18 02:11:14
Modified: 2010-02-15 07:19:29
Source: c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Smith et al. 2006, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Caradoc or 458.40000 to 449.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Caradoc458.4 - 449.5Argentina Moyerella spinata (type locality: 84869)