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Orbipora ambiensis

Stenolaemata - Trepostomata - Aisenvergiidae

Taxonomy
Orbipora ambiensis was named by Waagen and Wentzel (1886). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Amb, Basal Fossiliferous Beds, Salt Range, which is in a Wordian coastal sandstone in the Amb Formation of Pakistan.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1886Orbipora ambiensis Waagen and Wentzel p. 878 figs. Pl 115, fig 2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
—Lophophorata
phylumBryozoaEhrenberg 1831
RankNameAuthor
classStenolaemataBorg 1926
orderTrepostomataUlrich 1882
suborderEsthonioporina(Astrova 1978)
familyAisenvergiidaeDunaeva 1964
subfamilyOrbiporinaeAstrova 1978
genusOrbiporaEichwald 1856
speciesambiensis

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.

†Orbipora ambiensis Waagen and Wentzel 1886
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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: Kiessling 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013, Smith et al. 2006

Age range: Wordian or 266.90000 to 264.28000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Pakistan Orbipora ambiensis (type locality: 81503)