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Stenodiscus belemnos

Stenolaemata - Trepostomida - Stenoporidae

Taxonomy
Stenodiscus belemnos was named by Liu (1980). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Zhagan Chulu, Undivided, Bayan Wulan, Jalaid Qi, which is in a Wordian/Capitanian marine horizon in China.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1980Stenodiscus belemnos Liu p. 216 figs. Pl 106, fig 7

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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
speciesbelemnos

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: Smith et al. 2006, Nesnidal et al. 2013, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Wordian to the top of the Capitanian or 266.90000 to 259.51000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wordian - Capitanian266.9 - 259.51China (Nei Mongol) Stenodiscus belemnos (type locality: 111185)