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Mammillopora encrusta

Calcarea - Calcaronea - Stellispongiidae

Taxonomy
Lymnorella encrusta was named by Rigby and Scott (1981). It is not extant. Its type locality is Paul Spur, which is in an Albian reef, buildup or bioherm framestone in the Mural Limestone Formation of Arizona.

It was recombined as Mammillopora encrusta by Finks et al. (2004).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1981Lymnorella encrusta Rigby and Scott
2004Mammillopora encrusta Finks et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classCalcareaBowerbank 1864
orderCalcaroneaBidder 1898
orderStellispongiida
RankNameAuthor
familyStellispongiidaeDe Laubenfels 1955
subfamilyHolcospongiinae
genusMammilloporaBronn 1825
speciesencrusta()

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.

Mammillopora encrusta Rigby and Scott 1981
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-05-09 18:57:37
Modified: 2009-05-09 20:57:37
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: Early/Lower Albian or 113.20000 to 110.10000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Albian113.2 - 110.1USA (Arizona) Lymnorella encrusta (type locality: 24042)
Early/Lower Albian113.2 - 110.1Mexico (Sonora) Lymnorella encrusta (112653)