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Lunaferamita virginiensis

Stenolaemata - Cystoporata - Constellariidae

Taxonomy
Lunaferamita virginiensis was named by Utgaard (1981). Its type specimen is USNM 159771 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Marcem Quarry, 2 miles west of Gate City, which is in a Chazyan/Ashbyan carbonate limestone in the Marcem Formation of Virginia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1981Lunaferamita virginiensis Utgaard p. 1068

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
—Lophophorata
phylumBryozoaEhrenberg 1831
RankNameAuthor
classStenolaemataBorg 1926
superorderPalaeostomataMa et al. 2014
orderCystoporataAstrova 1964
suborderFistuliporoideaAstrova 1964
familyConstellariidaeUlrich 1896
genusLunaferamita
speciesvirginiensis

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.

†Lunaferamita virginiensis Utgaard 1981
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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: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Kiessling 2004, Smith et al. 2006

Age range: base of the Ashbyan to the top of the Sandbian or 457.30000 to 452.80000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chazyan - Ashbyan471.3 - 449.6USA (Virginia) Lunaferamita virginiensis (type locality: 203255)
Sandbian458.2 - 452.8Argentina (San Juan) Lunaferamita virginiensis (226179)
Ashbyan457.3 - 449.6USA (Virginia) Lunaferamita virginiensis (203254)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6USA (Oklahoma) Lunaferamita virginiensis (80713)