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Septopora diamorpha

Stenolaemata - Cryptostomata - Septoporidae

Taxonomy
Septopora diamorpha was named by Lu (1958). Its type specimen is NIGP 8984 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Chiuyaoshan, gray-black crystallized limestone, Hangchow, which is in a Kungurian carbonate limestone in the Qixia Formation of China.

It was synonymized subjectively with Septopora lineata by Sakagami (1995).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1958Septopora diamorpha Lu p. 297 figs. Pl 2, fig 3
2008Septopora diamorpha Ernst et al. p. 402 figs. Pl 2, figs 6-8

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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
familySeptoporidae
genusSeptopora
speciesdiamorpha

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
zooid diameter10.160

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: base of the Kungurian to the top of the Wordian or 283.30000 to 264.28000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4China (Zhejiang) Septopora diamorpha (type locality: 146268)
Roadian - Wordian274.4 - 264.28Iran Septopora diamorpha (107629)