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Alternifenestella bifida

Stenolaemata - Cryptostomata - Fenestellidae

Taxonomy
Fenestella bifida was named by Eichwald (1860).

It was recombined as Alternifenestella bifida by Morozova and Kruchinina (1986), Nakrem (1994), Nakrem (1994).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1860Fenestella bifida Eichwald
1986Alternifenestella bifida Morozova and Kruchinina p. 83 figs. Pl 30, fig 4
1994Alternifenestella bifida Nakrem p. 31 figs. Pl 12, fig H

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
phylumBryozoaEhrenberg 1831
RankNameAuthor
classStenolaemataBorg 1926
orderCryptostomataVine 1884
suborderFenestelloidea
suborderFenestellinaAstrova and Morozova 1956
familyFenestellidae
subfamilyFenestellinaeKing 1849
genusAlternifenestella
speciesbifida(Eichwald 1860)

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.

Alternifenestella bifida Eichwald 1860
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitef
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryc
Attached: yesc
Life habit: epifaunalp
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2008-02-27 02:34:38
Modified: 2008-02-27 04:34:38
Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Kiessling 2004, Smith et al. 2006

Age range: base of the Gzhelian to the top of the Roadian or 303.70000 to 266.90000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Gzhelian303.7 - 298.9Svalbard and Jan Mayen Alternifenestella bifida (115480 115526 115531)
Artinskian290.1 - 283.3Svalbard and Jan Mayen Alternifenestella bifida (115600) Fenestella bifida (212504)
Artinskian290.1 - 283.3Canada (Nunavut) Alternifenestella bifida (107628)
Roadian274.4 - 266.9Russian Federation Alternifenestella bifida (113552)