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Araxopora bifoliata

Stenolaemata - Trepostomida - Araxoporidae

Taxonomy
Araxopora bifoliata was named by Morozova (1965). Its type specimen is PIN 1613/283 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Chanakhchi, Gnishik Fm, which is in a Wordian carbonate limestone in the Gnishik Formation of Armenia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1965Araxopora bifoliata Morozova p. 188 figs. Pl 26, fig 3; text-fig 21
1970Araxopora bifoliata Morozova p. 132 figs. Pl 25, fig 3; text-fig 3a
2006Araxopora bifoliata Sakagami et al. p. 293 fig. 9F

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
RankNameAuthor
phylumBryozoaEhrenberg 1831
classStenolaemataBorg 1926
superorderPalaeostomataMa et al. 2014
orderTrepostomida(Ulrich 1882)
familyAraxoporidae
genusAraxopora
speciesbifoliata

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.

Araxopora bifoliata Morozova 1965
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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: Smith et al. 2006, Nesnidal et al. 2013, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Wordian to the top of the Changhsingian or 266.90000 to 251.90200 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Armenia Araxopora bifoliata (type locality: 88706)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902China Araxopora bifoliata (61014)