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Stenopora frondescens

Stenolaemata - Trepostomida - Stenoporidae

Taxonomy
Stenopora frondescens was named by Crockford (1943). Its type specimen is Sydney Univ 3401 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Black Head, Gerringong (USNM coll), which is in a Wordian marine sandstone in the Gerringong Formation of Australia.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1943Stenopora frondescens Crockford p. 264 figs. Pl 15, fig 10; text-figs 4A,B

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
phylumBryozoaEhrenberg 1831
RankNameAuthor
classStenolaemataBorg 1926
superorderPalaeostomataMa et al. 2014
orderTrepostomida(Ulrich 1882)
suborderAmplexoporinaAstrova 1965
familyStenoporidae
subfamilyStenoporinae
genusStenopora
speciesfrondescens

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.

Stenopora frondescens Crockford 1943
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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 - 264.28Australia (New South Wales) Stenopora frondescens (type locality: 83172)