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Stenodiscus anfuensis

Stenolaemata - Trepostomida - Stenoporidae

Taxonomy
Stenodiscus anfuensis was named by Li (1985). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Changcun, Anfu County, which is in a Roadian/Capitanian carbonate limestone in the Maokou Formation of China.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
S. delinghensis, S. hardmani, S. heterophragmus, S. lamerallis, S. lavaformis, S. tumida

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1985Stenodiscus anfuensis Li p. 213 figs. Pl 1, figs 7-10

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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
genusStenodiscus
speciesanfuensis

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
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, Smith et al. 2006, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Roadian to the top of the Capitanian or 274.40000 to 259.51000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Roadian - Capitanian274.4 - 259.51China (Jiangxi) Stenodiscus anfuensis (type locality: 110173)