Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Electridae
LSID identifier. urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:6D236CA5-2EBE-4630A800-C24B6F0FFB2A
Derivation of name. In reference to its occurrence attached to leaves of diverse terrestrial plants, foliorum (Latn) of the leaves.
Full reference: C. A. Taboada, M. A. Pagani, and R. Cúneo. 2024. Encrusting bryozoan attached to terrestrial plant leaves from brackish deposits of the Lefipán Formation (Patagonia, Argentina), close to the K/Pg boundary. Cretaceous Research 164(78):105970
Belongs to Conopeum according to C. A. Taboada et al. 2024
Sister taxa: Conopeum arborescens, Conopeum commensale, Conopeum concavum, Conopeum damicornis, Conopeum gohelaensis, Conopeum hoockeri, Conopeum lacroixii, Conopeum lamellosum, Conopeum okaiana, Conopeum ornatum, Conopeum reticulum, Conopeum similior, Conopeum stamenocelloides, Conopeum tuberosum, Conopeum wilcoxianum, Conopeum wilsoni
Type specimen: MPEF-PI 7101-1. Its type locality is LefE , which is in a Maastrichtian/Paleocene deltaic mudstone/sandstone in the Lefipán Formation of Argentina.
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at LefE
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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