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Osthimosia aurora

Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Celleporidae

Taxonomy
Osthimosia aurora was named by Gordon and Taylor (2015). Its type specimen is IGNS BZ327 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Tumaio Limestone, Chatham Island, which is in an Eocene transition zone/lower shoreface tuff in New Zealand.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2015Osthimosia aurora Gordon and Taylor p. 76 figs. 48C, D

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
—Lophophorata
phylumBryozoaEhrenberg 1831
RankNameAuthor
classGymnolaemataAllman 1856
orderCheilostomataBusk 1859
suborderNeocheilostominad'Hondt 1985
superfamilyCelleporoideaJohnston 1838
familyCelleporidaeBusk 1852
genusOsthimosia
speciesaurora

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.

†Osthimosia aurora Gordon and Taylor 2015
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available