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Pliobothrus grantmackiei

Hydrozoa - Stylasterina - Stylasteridae

Taxonomy
Pliobothrus grantmackiei was named by Squires (1965). Its type locality is S136/557 Gee's Point, Kakanui, which is in an Oligocene coastal sandstone in the Gee Greensand Formation of New Zealand.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1965Pliobothrus grantmackiei Squires

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
subphylumMedusozoa
classHydrozoaOwen 1843
orderStylasterina
RankNameAuthor
familyStylasteridaeGray 1847
subfamilyErrininaeHickson 1912
genusPliobothrus
speciesgrantmackiei

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.

Pliobothrus grantmackiei Squires 1965
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: stationaryc
Attached: yesc
Life habit: epifaunalc
Diet: carnivorec
Diet 2: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-08-27 03:49:02
Modified: 2010-02-11 07:06:40
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Late/Upper Oligocene or 27.30000 to 23.04000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04New Zealand (Otago) Pliobothrus grantmackiei (type locality: 85068)