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Hyporosopora nielsoni

Stenolaemata - Tubuliporata - Plagioeciidae

Taxonomy
Hyporosopora nielsoni was named by Taylor and Wilson (1999). Its type specimen is NHMUK BZ 4529(a) and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is C/W 142, Eagle Mountain, which is in a Bathonian shallow subtidal limestone/sandstone in the Carmel Formation of Utah.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
H. baltovensis, H. portlandica, H. typica

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1999Hyporosopora nielsoni Taylor and Wilson p. 826 figs. 2.2, 6.1-6.4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
—Lophophorata
RankNameAuthor
phylumBryozoaEhrenberg 1831
classStenolaemataBorg 1926
orderTubuliporata
suborderTubuliporinaMilne Edwards 1838
familyPlagioeciidaeCanu 1918
genusHyporosoporaCanu and Bassler 1929
speciesnielsoni

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.

†Hyporosopora nielsoni Taylor and Wilson 1999
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calciteo
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-09-18 02:05:29
Modified: 2007-09-18 04:05:29
Source: o = order, c = class, uc = unranked clade
References: Smith et al. 2006, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: Bathonian or 168.20000 to 165.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bathonian168.2 - 165.3USA (Utah) Hyporosopora nielsoni (type locality: 78692)