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Maychella jilongensis

Stenolaemata - Rhabdomesida - Maychellidae

Taxonomy
Maychella jilongensis was named by Yang and Xia (1975). Its type specimen is NIGP 23250 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Gongda Section JSJ17, Gyirong County, which is in a Wuchiapingian marine horizon in China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1975Maychella jilongensis Yang and Xia p. 54 figs. Pl 8, figs 5-7

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
—Lophophorata
RankNameAuthor
phylumBryozoaEhrenberg 1831
classStenolaemataBorg 1926
orderRhabdomesidaVine 1883
familyMaychellidae
genusMaychella
speciesjilongensis

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.

†Maychella jilongensis Yang and Xia 1975
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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: Wuchiapingian or 259.51000 to 254.14000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14China (Xizang) Maychella jilongensis (type locality: 110537)